Hoplocampa testudinea (Klug, 1816)
(Apple Sawfly)

Interactions where Hoplocampa testudinea 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
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaappleflower
larva larva feeds within developing fruit Restricted Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaappledevelopingfruitSole (5-6)
ovum ovum may be found in ovary Restricted Malus pumila Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflyovum Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus pumila/Malus pumilaappleovarySole

Interactions where Hoplocampa testudinea 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
pupa is ectoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Aptesis nigrocincta a brachypterous cryptine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), Babendreier, D., 2000
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Aptesis nigrocincta/Aptesis nigrocinctaa brachypterous cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflypupa larva is ectoparasitoid of pupa
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Lathrolestes ensator a hymenopteran Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae), Babendreier, D., 2000
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lathrolestes ensator/Lathrolestes ensatora hymenopteranlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa testudinea/Hoplocampa testudineaapple sawflylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Babendreier, D., 2000Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 90: 291-297.
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Hoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly)
GenusHoplocampa (a genus of sawflies)
TribeHoplocampini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyNEMATINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
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 Hoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly)

Hoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Babendreier, D. 2000 Life history of Aptesis nigrocincta (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) a cocoon parasitoid of the apple sawfly, Hoplocampa testudinea (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 90: 291-297.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hoplocampa testudinea (Apple Sawfly):

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