Physocephala nigra (De Geer, 1776)
(a thick-headed fly)

Interactions where Physocephala nigra is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 endoparasitoid of adult Bombus muscorum Moss Carder Bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Physocephala nigra/Physocephala nigraa thick-headed flysolitarylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus muscorum/Bombus muscorummoss carder beeadult
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Erica bell heathers Ericales: Ericaceae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Physocephala nigra/Physocephala nigraa thick-headed flyadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica/Ericabell heathersflower
adult adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Physocephala nigra/Physocephala nigraa thick-headed flyadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronflower

Physocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Physocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Smith, K.G.V., 1969Diptera: ConopidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhysocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly)
FamilyCONOPIDAE (thick-headed flies, or beegrabbers and waspgrabbers)
SuperfamilyCONOPOIDEA (thick-headed flies)
Section Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies)
InfraorderMuscomorpha (hover, scuttle, acalypterate, dung, house & parasitoid flies, blue/green bottles)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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 Physocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly)

Physocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Physocephala nigra (a thick-headed fly):

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