Thrips major Uzel, 1895
(Rubus Thrips)

Interactions where Thrips major 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
female female feeds on pollen UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspollen (4-9,12)
larva larva feeds on pollen UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripslarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspollen (5-9)
male male feeds on pollen UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsmale Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantspollen (5-9)
adult adult feeds on live flower UK/Ireland Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupliveflower
female female may be found in live flower Major ROSACEAE roses and fruit trees Rosales Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsfemale Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosaceaeroses and fruit treesliveflowerMajor (4-9,12)
larva larva may be found in live flower Major ROSACEAE roses and fruit trees Rosales Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripslarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosaceaeroses and fruit treesliveflowerMajor (5-9)
male male may be found in live flower Major ROSACEAE roses and fruit trees Rosales Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thripsmale Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosaceaeroses and fruit treesliveflowerMajor (5-9)
feeds on pollen UK/Ireland Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed Solanales: Convolvulaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Calystegia sepium/Calystegia sepiumhedge bindweedpollen
feeds on pollen UK/Ireland Calystegia silvatica Large Bindweed Solanales: Convolvulaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips major/Thrips majorrubus thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Convolvulaceae/Calystegia silvatica/Calystegia silvaticalarge bindweedpollen

Thrips major (Rubus Thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Thrips major (Rubus Thrips) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Kirk, W.D.J., 1996ThripsNaturalists' Handbooks, 25, 70pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThrips major (Rubus Thrips)
GenusThrips (a genus of thrips)
FamilyTHRIPIDAE (a family of thrips)
OrderTHYSANOPTERA (thrips)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Thrips major (Rubus Thrips)

Thrips major (Rubus Thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Thrips major (Rubus Thrips):

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