Leptocybe invasa
((Blue Gum Chalcid))

Interactions where Leptocybe invasa 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 causes gall of galled leaf midrib/petiole/stem ForeignRestricted Eucalyptus gums, gumtrees Myrtales: Myrtaceae Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid, FAO, 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Leptocybe invasa/Leptocybe invasa(blue gum chalcid)larva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus/Eucalyptusgums, gumtreesgalledleaf midrib/petiole/stemSole
larva larva causes gall of galled leaf midrib/petiole/stem Foreign Eucalyptus cinerea a gum Myrtales: Myrtaceae Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid, FAO, 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Leptocybe invasa/Leptocybe invasa(blue gum chalcid)larva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus cinerea/Eucalyptus cinereaa gumgalledleaf midrib/petiole/stem
larva larva causes gall of galled leaf midrib/petiole/stem Foreign Eucalyptus globulus Southern Blue-gum Myrtales: Myrtaceae Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid, FAO, 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Leptocybe invasa/Leptocybe invasa(blue gum chalcid)larva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus globulus/Eucalyptus globulussouthern blue-gumgalledleaf midrib/petiole/stem
larva larva causes gall of galled leaf midrib/petiole/stem Foreign Eucalyptus gunnii Cider Gum Myrtales: Myrtaceae Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid, FAO, 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Leptocybe invasa/Leptocybe invasa(blue gum chalcid)larva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus gunnii/Eucalyptus gunniicider gumgalledleaf midrib/petiole/stem
larva larva causes gall of galled leaf midrib/petiole/stem Foreign Eucalyptus viminalis Ribbon Gum Myrtales: Myrtaceae Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid, FAO, 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Leptocybe invasa/Leptocybe invasa(blue gum chalcid)larva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Myrtaceae/Eucalyptus viminalis/Eucalyptus viminalisribbon gumgalledleaf midrib/petiole/stem

Author & YearTitleSource
FAO, 2012Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum ChalcidForest Pest Species Profiles

Leptocybe invasa (Blue Gum Chalcid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leptocybe invasa (Blue Gum Chalcid) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeptocybe invasa ((Blue Gum Chalcid))
FamilyEULOPHIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid 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)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
FAO 2012 Leptocybe invasa - Blue Gum Chalcid Forest Pest Species Profiles
Mifsud, D. 2012 Leptocybe invasa Fisher & La Salle, 2004 and Ophelimus maskelli Haliday, 1844 - two new records of gall forming Eulophidae from Malta (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) Bull. Ent. Soc. Malta Vol 5: 189-193.

Leptocybe invasa (Blue Gum Chalcid) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leptocybe invasa (Blue Gum Chalcid):

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