Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Cirrospilus vittatus 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 is parasitoid of larva UK/Ireland Cameraria ohridella Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Cirrospilus vittatus/Cirrospilus vittatusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Cameraria ohridella/Cameraria ohridellahorse-chestnut leaf-minerlarva
larva larva is parasitoid of larva Major Phyllonorycter midget micro-moths Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Cirrospilus vittatus/Cirrospilus vittatusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Phyllonorycter/Phyllonoryctermidget micro-mothslarvaMajor
larva larva is parasitoid of larva Major Stigmella (Zoo.) pigmy moths Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids, Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Cirrospilus vittatus/Cirrospilus vittatusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nepticulidae/Stigmella (Zoo.)/Stigmella (Zoo.)pigmy mothslarvaMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A., 2011The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoidsBritish Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

Cirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp)
GenusCirrospilus (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyEULOPHINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyEULOPHIDAE (a family of chalcid wasps)
SuperfamilyCHALCIDOIDEA (chalcid 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pocock, M., Evans, D., Straw, N. & Polaszek, A. 2011 The Horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids British Wildlife Vol 22, No. 5: 305-313.

Cirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cirrospilus vittatus (a chalcid wasp):

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