Aylax papaveris (Perris, 1840)
(a gall wasp)

Interactions where Aylax papaveris 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 larva causes gall of live, swollen capsule Papaver poppies Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver/Papaverpoppieslive, swollencapsule
larva larva causes gall of live, swollen capsule Major Papaver dubium Long-headed Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver dubium/Papaver dubiumlong-headed poppylive, swollencapsuleMajor
larva larva causes gall of live, swollen capsule UK/IrelandMinor Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy, Flanders Poppy Ranunculales: Papaveraceae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver rhoeas/Papaver rhoeascommon poppy, Flanders poppylive, swollencapsuleMinor

Interactions where Aylax papaveris 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').

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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 may attract larva Foreign Eupelmus atropurpureus (A Chalcid Wasp) Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eupelmidae/Eupelmus atropurpureus/Eupelmus atropurpureus(a chalcid wasp)larva Animal / associateForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva
larva may attract larva UK/Ireland Eupelmus vesicularis a eupelmid chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eupelmidae/Eupelmus vesicularis/Eupelmus vesicularisa eupelmid chalcid wasplarva Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva
larva may attract larva Eurytoma robusta a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma robusta/Eurytoma robustaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva
larva may attract larva Foreign Sycophila mellea a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Sycophila mellea/Sycophila melleaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / associateForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva
larva may attract larva UK/Ireland Pteromalus hieracii a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus hieracii/Pteromalus hieraciia chalcid wasplarva Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva
larva may attract larva UK/Ireland Pteromalus papaveris a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Pteromalus papaveris/Pteromalus papaverisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / associateUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aylax papaveris/Aylax papaverisa gall wasplarva larva is associated with larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West PalaearcticZootaxa 1301.
Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAylax papaveris (a gall wasp)
GenusAylax (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeAylacini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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)
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Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aylax papaveris (a gall wasp):

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