Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande, 1895)
(Western Flower Thrips)

Interactions where Frankliniella occidentalis 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 petal UK/IrelandCaptivity MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella occidentalis/Frankliniella occidentaliswestern flower thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspetal Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on petal UK/IrelandCaptivity Dendranthema florist’s chrysanthemums, "mums" Asterales: Asteraceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella occidentalis/Frankliniella occidentaliswestern flower thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Dendranthema/Dendranthemaflorist's chrysanthemums, "mums"petal Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
feeds on petal MajorCaptivity Saintpaulia ionantha African Violet Lamiales: Gesneriaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella occidentalis/Frankliniella occidentaliswestern flower thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Gesneriaceae/Saintpaulia ionantha/Saintpaulia ionanthaAfrican violetpetalMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced

Interactions where Frankliniella occidentalis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

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Affected Part 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 Summary
larva spreads Captivity Tomato Spotted Wilt virus TSWV Tomato spotted wilt virus on peppers, Anon., 2008
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Tomato Spotted Wilt virus/Tomato Spotted Wilt virusTSWV Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Frankliniella occidentalis/Frankliniella occidentaliswestern flower thripslarva Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedis spread by larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Tomato spotted wilt virus on peppersPlant Clinic News Jun 08: 1.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFrankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower 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 occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips)

Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower 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 occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips):

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