Eurytoma compressa (Fabricius, 1794)
(a chalcid wasp)

Interactions where Eurytoma compressa 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 endoparasitoid of larva Tephritis vespertina a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis vespertina/Tephritis vespertinaa gall flylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Urophora cardui Thistle Stem Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora cardui/Urophora carduithistle stem gall-flylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Urophora cuspidata Greater Knapweed Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora cuspidata/Urophora cuspidatagreater knapweed gall-flylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Urophora jaceana Knapweed Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora jaceana/Urophora jaceanaknapweed gall-flylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Urophora solstitialis Musk Thistle Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora solstitialis/Urophora solstitialismusk thistle gall-flylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Urophora stylata Spear-thistle Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/Urophora stylataspear-thistle gall-flylarva
ova ova is ectoparasitoid of larva (2nd instar) Urophora stylata Spear-thistle Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid waspova Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora stylata/Urophora stylataspear-thistle gall-flylarva (2nd instar)
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Aulacidea hieracii Hawkweed Stem-gall Wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eurytomidae/Eurytoma compressa/Eurytoma compressaa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aulacidea hieracii/Aulacidea hieraciihawkweed stem-gall wasplarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M., 1968The Natural History of Spear Thistle-headsField Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp)
GenusEurytoma (a genus of chalcid wasps)
SubfamilyEURYTOMINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyEURYTOMIDAE (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 Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Redfern, M. 1968 The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads Field Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

Eurytoma compressa (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 Eurytoma compressa (a chalcid wasp):

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