Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a hoverfly)

Interactions where Syrphus ribesii 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 predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphus ribesii/Syrphus ribesiia hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphus ribesii/Syrphus ribesiia hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapleaphid-infested

Interactions where Syrphus ribesii 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
aphidivorous larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/Ireland Syrphoctonus tarsatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Syrphoctonus tarsatorius/Syrphoctonus tarsatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphus ribesii/Syrphus ribesiia hoverflyaphidivorous larva larva is parasitoid of aphidivorous larva
aphidivorous larva is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Syrphophilus tricinctorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Syrphophilus tricinctorius/Syrphophilus tricinctoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphus ribesii/Syrphus ribesiia hoverflyaphidivorous larvaMajor larva is parasitoid of aphidivorous larva
egg is parasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Syrphophilus tricinctorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Syrphophilus tricinctorius/Syrphophilus tricinctoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Syrphus ribesii/Syrphus ribesiia hoverflyeggMajor larva is parasitoid of egg

Author & YearTitleSource
Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British faunaSystematic Entomology 7: 311-320.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
GenusSyrphus (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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)
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Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly):

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