Cheilosia vernalis (Fallen, 1817)
(a hoverfly)

Interactions where Cheilosia vernalis 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 feeds on stem AchilleaQuestionable yarrows and milfoils Asterales: Asteraceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia vernalis/Cheilosia vernalisa hoverflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Achillea/Achilleayarrows and milfoils?stem
larva larva feeds on stem MatricariaQuestionable a genus of mayweeds Asterales: Asteraceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia vernalis/Cheilosia vernalisa hoverflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Matricaria/Matricariaa genus of mayweeds?stem
larva larva feeds on stem SonchusQuestionable sow thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia vernalis/Cheilosia vernalisa hoverflylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus/Sonchussow thistles?stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly)
Species groupCheilosia carbonaria group (a group of Cheilosia hoverflies)
GenusCheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeCheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Falk, S. 2004 Brood dimorphism in male Cheilosia cynocephala Loew (Diptera, Syrphidae) and separation of the first generation from C. vernalis (Fallén) Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 11, No. 2: 123-126.

Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 17 images of Cheilosia vernalis (a hoverfly)
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