Sphinctus serotinus Gravenhorst, 1829
(an ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Sphinctus serotinus 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
larva larva is ectoparasitoid of larva (final instar) Restricted Apoda limacodes Festoon Lepidoptera: Limacodidae Illustrated notes on the biology of Sphinctus serotinus Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera, Tryphoninae, Sphinctini), Shaw, M.R. & Voogd, J., 2016
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Sphinctus serotinus/Sphinctus serotinusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Limacodidae/Apoda limacodes/Apoda limacodesfestoonlarva (final instar)Sole

Author & YearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. & Voogd, J., 2016Illustrated notes on the biology of Sphinctus serotinus Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera, Tryphoninae, Sphinctini)Journal of Hymenoptera Research Vol 49: 81-93.

Sphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp)
TribeSphinctini (a tribe of tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyTRYPHONINAE (tryphonine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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 Sphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. & Voogd, J. 2016 Illustrated notes on the biology of Sphinctus serotinus Gravenhorst (Hymenoptera, Tryphoninae, Sphinctini) Journal of Hymenoptera Research Vol 49: 81-93.

Sphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphinctus serotinus (an ichneumon wasp):

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