Cotesia glomerata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Cotesia glomerata 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 endoparasitoid of larva (young) Restricted Pieris (Zoo.) whites Lepidoptera: Pieridae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini), Kankare, M. & Shaw, M.R., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia glomerata/Cotesia glomerataa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pieridae/Pieris (Zoo.)/Pieris (Zoo.)whiteslarva (young)Sole
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva (young) Restricted Pieris brassicae Large White Butterfly Lepidoptera: Pieridae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini), Kankare, M. & Shaw, M.R., 2003
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia glomerata/Cotesia glomerataa death wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Pieridae/Pieris brassicae/Pieris brassicaelarge white butterflylarva (young)Sole

Interactions where Cotesia glomerata 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
pupa is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Acrolyta nens an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Acrolyta nens/Acrolyta nensan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia glomerata/Cotesia glomerataa death wasppupa larva is parasitoid of pupa
pupa is parasitoid host of larva Foreign Lysibia nanus an ichneumon wasp Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints, Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lysibia nanus/Lysibia nanusan ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia glomerata/Cotesia glomerataa death wasppupa larva is parasitoid of pupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M., 2009Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraintsEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.
Kankare, M. & Shaw, M.R., 2003Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini)Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

Cotesia glomerata (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cotesia glomerata (a death wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCotesia glomerata (a death wasp)
GenusCotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps)
TribeCotesiini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyMICROGASTRINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death 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 Cotesia glomerata (a death wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, J.A., Wagenaar, R. & Bezemer, T.M. 2009 Life-history traits in closely related secondary parasitoids sharing the same primary parasitoid host: evolutionary opportunities and constraints Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata Vol 132: 155-164.
Kankare, M. & Shaw, M.R. 2003 Molecular phylogeny of Cotesia Cameron, 1891 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Microgastrinae) parasitoids associated with Melitaeini butterflies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Melitaeini) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

Cotesia glomerata (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Heinen, R. & Harvey, J.A. 2019 Spatial and temporal diversity in hyperparasitoid communities of Cotesia glomerata on garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata Ecological Entomology Vol 44: 357-366.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Cotesia glomerata (a death wasp):

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