Lemophagus errabundus (Gravenhorst, 1829)
(an ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Lemophagus errabundus 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 (solitary) solitary larva is parasitoid of larva UK/IrelandRestricted Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae The Red Lily Beetle, Truong, J.
The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011
Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii, Salisbury, A., 2008
Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii?, Sutton, P.G., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Lemophagus errabundus/Lemophagus errabundusan ichneumon waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarvaSole (5-6)

Author & YearTitleSource
Truong, J.The Red Lily Beetlewww.lilybeetle.co.uk/
Salisbury, A. & Broad, G., 2011The hyperparasitoid Mesochorus lilioceriphilus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), an addition to the parasitoid complex of the lily beetle in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24: 95-99+plate.
Salisbury, A., 2008Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii
Sutton, P.G., 2004Are native British populations of the Snake’s-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris threatened by the Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii?AES Bulletin: 113-114.

Lemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp)
GenusLemophagus (a genus of campoplegine ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyCAMPOPLEGINAE (campoplegine ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon 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 Lemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Salisbury, A. 2008 Impact, host range and chemical ecology of the lily beetle, Lilioceris lilii

Lemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lemophagus errabundus (an ichneumon wasp):

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