Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Magpie Moth)

Interactions where Abraxas grossulariata 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
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Euonymus spindles Celastrales: Celastraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Celastrales/Celastraceae/Euonymus/EuonymusspindlesliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/CorylushazelsliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Crataegus hawthorns Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Crataegus/CrataegushawthornsliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Prunus armeniaca Apricot Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Prunus avium cv Ornamental Cherry Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus avium cv/Prunus avium cvornamental cherryliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Prunus domestica ssp domestica Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus laurocerasus/Prunus laurocerasuscherry laurelliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Minor Prunus lusitanica Portugal Laurel Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus lusitanica/Prunus lusitanicaPortugal laurelliveleafMinor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Major Ribes currants and gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes/Ribescurrants and gooseberryliveleafMajor (4-6)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Major Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry Saxifragales: Grossulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Grossulariaceae/Ribes uva-crispa/Ribes uva-crispagooseberryliveleafMajor (4-6)

Interactions where Abraxas grossulariata 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').

Filters:

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 is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe nemea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe nemea/Phryxe nemeaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth)
GenusAbraxas (magpie moths)
TribeAbraxini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyENNOMINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyGEOMETRIDAE (geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers)
SuperfamilyGEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth)

Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth):

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