Thrips simplex (Morison, 1930)
(Gladiolus Thrips)

Interactions where Thrips simplex 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
female female feeds on live leaf Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveleaf (7-9)
female female feeds on live flower Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveflower (7-9)
larva larva feeds on live leaf Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveleaf (7-9)
larva larva feeds on live flower Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveflower (7-9)
male male feeds on live leaf Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripsmale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveleaf (8-9)
male male feeds on live flower Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips simplex/Thrips simplexgladiolus thripsmale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladioliliveflower (8-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThrips simplex (Gladiolus 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 simplex (Gladiolus Thrips)

Thrips simplex (Gladiolus 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 simplex (Gladiolus Thrips):

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