Blasticotoma filiceti Klug, 1834
(Foaming Fern-borer)

Interactions where Blasticotoma filiceti 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 feeds within rhachis UK/Ireland Athyrium filix-femina Lady Fern, Lady-fern Polypodiales: Athyriaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Blasticotomidae/Blasticotoma filiceti/Blasticotoma filicetifoaming fern-borerlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Athyriaceae/Athyrium filix-femina/Athyrium filix-feminalady fern, lady-fernrhachis
larva larva feeds within rhachis UK/Ireland Dryopteris buckler ferns Polypodiales: Dryopteridaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Blasticotomidae/Blasticotoma filiceti/Blasticotoma filicetifoaming fern-borerlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dryopteridaceae/Dryopteris/Dryopterisbuckler fernsrhachis
larva larva feeds within rhachis UK/Ireland Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern Polypodiales: Onocleaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Blasticotomidae/Blasticotoma filiceti/Blasticotoma filicetifoaming fern-borerlarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Onocleaceae/Matteuccia struthiopteris/Matteuccia struthiopterisostrich fernrhachis

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Blasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Blasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer)
FamilyBLASTICOTOMIDAE (fern-borer 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 Blasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer)

Blasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blasticotoma filiceti (Foaming Fern-borer):

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