Hoplocampa flava (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Plum Sawfly)

Interactions where Hoplocampa flava 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
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumflower
larva larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumdeveloping, usually falls when larva maturesfruit
ovum ovum may be found in ovary Prunus domestica Wild Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflyovum Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica/Prunus domesticawild plumovary
larva larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit Prunus domestica ssp domestica Plum Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumdeveloping, usually falls when larva maturesfruit
larva larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit Prunus domestica ssp insititia Damson, Bullace Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. insititia/Prunus domestica subsp. insititiadamson, bullacedeveloping, usually falls when larva maturesfruit
imago imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloeflower
larva larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloedeveloping, usually falls when larva maturesfruit
ovum ovum may be found in ovary Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflyovum Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloeovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Hoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly)
GenusHoplocampa (a genus of sawflies)
TribeHoplocampini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyNEMATINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of 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 Hoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly)

Hoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hoplocampa flava (Plum Sawfly):

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