Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Drinker)

Interactions where Euthrix potatoria 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').

Filters:

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 is endoparasitoid host of gregarious (up to 5) larva			Carcelia lucorum	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Carcelia lucorum/	Carcelia lucorum	a parasitoid fly		gregarious (up to 5)		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Euthrix potatoria/	Euthrix potatoria	drinker				larva				gregarious (up to 5) larva is endoparasitoid of larva
		larva is endoparasitoid host of larva			Phryxe heraclei	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe heraclei/	Phryxe heraclei	a parasitoid fly				larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Euthrix potatoria/	Euthrix potatoria	drinker				larva	Major			larva is endoparasitoid of larva
		larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva			Phryxe vulgaris	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/	Phryxe vulgaris	a parasitoid fly		usually gregarious		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Euthrix potatoria/	Euthrix potatoria	drinker				larva				usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
		larva is endoparasitoid host of maybe gregarious larva			Exorista fasciata	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista fasciata/	Exorista fasciata	a parasitoid fly		maybe gregarious		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Euthrix potatoria/	Euthrix potatoria	drinker				larva				maybe gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
		larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva			Exorista larvarum	a parasitoid fly	Diptera: Tachinidae	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista larvarum/	Exorista larvarum	a parasitoid fly		usually gregarious		larva	Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lasiocampidae/Euthrix potatoria/	Euthrix potatoria	drinker				larva				usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & Year	Title	Source
Belshaw, R., 1993	Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Euthrix potatoria (Drinker) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Euthrix potatoria (Drinker) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Euthrix potatoria (Drinker)
Subfamily	PINARINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	LASIOCAMPIDAE (lackeys and eggars)
Superfamily	LASIOCAMPOIDEA (lackeys and eggars)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Euthrix potatoria is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Euthrix potatoria (Drinker)

Euthrix potatoria (Drinker) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Euthrix potatoria (Drinker):

LASIOCAMPIDAE
(lackeys and eggars)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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