Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Six-spot Burnet)

Interactions where Zygaena filipendulae 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
adult adult pollinates or fertilises flower Gymnadenia conopsea Fragrant Orchid, Common Fragrant-orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Gymnadenia conopsea/Gymnadenia conopseafragrant orchid, common fragrant-orchidflower

Interactions where Zygaena filipendulae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe magnicornis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe magnicornis/Phryxe magnicornisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe nemea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe nemea/Phryxe nemeaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of maybe gregarious larva Exorista fasciata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista fasciata/Exorista fasciataa parasitoid flymaybe gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetlarva maybe gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
cocoon accommodates pupa UK/Ireland Brachymeria tibialis a hymenopteran Hymenoptera: Chalcididae The third modern British record of Brachymeria tibialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), reared from Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)., Shaw, M.R., Comont, R., McCracken, M., Hesketh, H., Roy, H. & Hails, R.S., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Chalcididae/Brachymeria tibialis/Brachymeria tibialisa hymenopteranpupa Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetcocoon pupa rests inside cocoon
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Listrognathus obnoxius a cryptine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrognathus obnoxius/Listrognathus obnoxiusa cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetpupaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of pupa
cocoon accommodates larva UK/IrelandMajor Listrognathus obnoxius a cryptine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrognathus obnoxius/Listrognathus obnoxiusa cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena filipendulae/Zygaena filipendulaesix-spot burnetcocoonMajor (overwinter)larva rests inside cocoon

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae)Ent. Gazette Vol 58: 32-34.
Shaw, M.R., Comont, R., McCracken, M., Hesketh, H., Roy, H. & Hails, R.S., 2010The third modern British record of Brachymeria tibialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), reared from Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae).Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 23: 170.

Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet)
GenusZygaena (burnet moths)
TribeZygaenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyZYGAENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyZYGAENIDAE (burnets and foresters)
SuperfamilyZYGAENOIDEA (burnets and foresters)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet)

Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Shaw, M.R., Comont, R., McCracken, M., Hesketh, H., Roy, H. & Hails, R.S. 2010 The third modern British record of Brachymeria tibialis (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), reared from Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae). Br. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 23: 170.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 56 images of Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet)
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