Aeolothrips intermedius Bagnall, 1934
(a thrips)

Interactions where Aeolothrips intermedius 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
feeds on flower UK/Ireland MAGNOLIOPSIDA flowering plants Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips intermedius/Aeolothrips intermediusa thrips Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Magnoliopsidaflowering plantsflower
feeds on flower Major ASTERACEAE daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite Asterales Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips intermedius/Aeolothrips intermediusa thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Asteraceaedaisies, dandelions and thistles, compositeflowerMajor
feeds on flower Major BRASSICACEAE cabbages, cresses etc. Brassicales Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips intermedius/Aeolothrips intermediusa thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassicaceaecabbages, cresses etc.flowerMajor
adult adult feeds on live flower UK/IrelandMajor Brassica napus ssp oleifera Oil-seed Rape Brassicales: Brassicaceae Thrips, Kirk, W.D.J., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips intermedius/Aeolothrips intermediusa thripsadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica napus subsp. oleifera/Brassica napus subsp. oleiferaoil-seed rapeliveflowerMajor
feeds on flower Major FABOIDEAE vetches, peas and beans Fabales: Fabaceae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Aeolothripidae/Aeolothrips intermedius/Aeolothrips intermediusa thrips Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Faboideae/Faboideaevetches, peas and beansflowerMajor

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

Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)
GenusAeolothrips (a genus of thrips)
FamilyAEOLOTHRIPIDAE (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 Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)

Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 4 images of Aeolothrips intermedius (a thrips)

A thrips found particularly on yellow flowered Cruciferae, Leguminosae and Asteraceae. Females: V-IX, males: V-VIII, larvae: VI-IX. Widespread in Europe and common in southern England.

References:
Author & YearTitleSource
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
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