Tenthredo vespa Retzius, 1783
(a sawfly)

Interactions where Tenthredo vespa 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 (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Major Viburnum viburnums Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Viburnum/ViburnumviburnumsleafMajor
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Lonicera honeysuckles Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera/Lonicerahoneysucklesleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Symphoricarpos albus/Symphoricarpos albussnowberryleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Jasminum jasmines Lamiales: Oleaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Jasminum/Jasminumjasminesleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Ligustrum privets Lamiales: Oleaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum/Ligustrumprivetsleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Syringa vulgaris Lilac Lamiales: Oleaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Tenthredo vespa (a sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tenthredo vespa (a sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTenthredo vespa (a sawfly)
GenusTenthredo (a genus of sawflies)
TribeTenthredinini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTENTHREDININAE (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 Tenthredo vespa (a sawfly)

Tenthredo vespa (a sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tenthredo vespa (a sawfly):

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