Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom, 1895)
(a thrips)

Interactions where Frankliniella intonsa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
feeds on live flower UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsliveflower
female female feeds on live flower Major Erica bell heathers Ericales: Ericaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica/Ericabell heathersliveflowerMajor (1,3-11)
larva larva feeds on live flower Major Erica bell heathers Ericales: Ericaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica/Ericabell heathersliveflowerMajor (5-10)
male male feeds on live flower Major Erica bell heathers Ericales: Ericaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thripsmale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica/Ericabell heathersliveflowerMajor (1,6-10)
adult adult feeds on live flower UK/Ireland Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella intonsa/Frankliniella intonsaa thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveflower

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Frankliniella intonsa (a thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Frankliniella intonsa (a thrips) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFrankliniella intonsa (a thrips)
GenusFrankliniella (a genus of thrips)
FamilyTHRIPIDAE (a family of thrips)
OrderTHYSANOPTERA (thrips)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Frankliniella intonsa (a thrips)

Frankliniella intonsa (a thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Frankliniella intonsa (a thrips):

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