Pseudolynchia garzettae (Rondani, 1879)
(Pigeon Fly)

Interactions where Pseudolynchia garzettae 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 ectoparasitises ForeignMinor AVES birds Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Pseudolynchia garzettae/Pseudolynchia garzettaepigeon flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/AvesbirdsMinor
imago imago ectoparasitises ForeignMajor COLUMBIFORMES pigeons and doves Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Pseudolynchia garzettae/Pseudolynchia garzettaepigeon flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Columbiformes/Columbiformespigeons and dovesMajor
imago imago ectoparasitises ForeignMajor FALCONIFORMES kestrels and falcons Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Pseudolynchia garzettae/Pseudolynchia garzettaepigeon flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Falconiformes/Falconiformeskestrels and falconsMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Pseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly)
FamilyHIPPOBOSCIDAE (“Forest” flies, flat flies, bird flies, keds)
SuperfamilyHIPPOBOSCOIDEA (bat flies and flat flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Pseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly)

Pseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pseudolynchia garzettae (Pigeon Fly):

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