Delia radicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Cabbage Root Fly)

Interactions where Delia radicum 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 live root Brassica oleracea var italica Broccoli, Calabrese Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. italica/Brassica oleracea var. italicabroccoli, calabreseliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Brassica oleracea var botrytis Cauliflower Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. botrytis/Brassica oleracea var. botrytiscauliflowerliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Brassica oleracea var capitata Cabbage Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. capitata/Brassica oleracea var. capitatacabbageliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Brassica oleracea var gemmifera Brussels-sprout Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera/Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferaBrussels-sproutliveroot
larva larva feeds within live sprout Brassica oleracea var gemmifera Brussels-sprout Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera/Brassica oleracea var. gemmiferaBrussels-sproutlivesprout
larva larva feeds within live root Brassica rapa Turnip Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica rapa/Brassica rapaturnipliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Erysimum cheiri Wallflower Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Erysimum cheiri/Erysimum cheiriwallflowerliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Lobularia maritima Sweet Alison, Sweet Alyssum Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Lobularia maritima/Lobularia maritimasweet Alison, sweet alyssumliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Matthiola stocks Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Matthiola/Matthiolastocksliveroot
larva larva feeds within live root Raphanus sativus Garden Radish Brassicales: Brassicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Raphanus sativus/Raphanus sativusgarden radishliveroot

Interactions where Delia radicum 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 predated by larva Phaonia trimaculata a muscid fly Diptera: Muscidae Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) Muscidae, Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Muscidae/Phaonia trimaculata/Phaonia trimaculataa muscid flylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva larva is predator of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Trybliographa rapae a small parasitic wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Eucoilidae, Quinlan, J., 1978
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Trybliographa rapae/Trybliographa rapaea small parasitic wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
(dead) dead adult may be infected by Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flydeadadult infects dead adult
(live) live adult may be infected by UK/Ireland Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and Norwich, Wilding, N., 1983
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia radicum/Delia radicumcabbage root flyliveadult infects live adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fonseca, E.C.M. d’Assis, 1968Diptera: Cyclorrapha Calyptrata Sect (b) MuscidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(b), 119pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complexMycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
Quinlan, J., 1978Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: EucoilidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 8. Part 1b, 58pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Wilding, N., 1983Entomophthorales foray: 10 - 14 September 1982, Exeter University and NorwichBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 17 (1): 47-49.

Delia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Delia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDelia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly)
GenusDelia (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Delia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly)

Delia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Gryganskyi, A.P., Humber, R.A., Stajich, J.E., Mullens, B., Anishchenko, I.M. & Vilgalys, R. 2013 Sequential Utilization of Hosts from Different Fly Families by Genetically Distinct, Sympatric Populations within the Entomophthora muscae Species Complex PLOS One Vol 8 (8): 1-11.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Delia radicum (Cabbage Root Fly):

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