Flavopimpla cicatricosa (Ratzeburg, 1848)
(a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Interactions where Flavopimpla cicatricosa 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 UK/Ireland Synanthedon formicaeformis Red-tipped Clearwing Lepidoptera: Sesiidae Afrephialtes cicatricosa (Ratzeburg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), an unexpected addition to the Irish fauna, O'Connor, J.P. & Shaw, M.R., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Flavopimpla cicatricosa/Flavopimpla cicatricosaa pimpline ichneumon wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Sesiidae/Synanthedon formicaeformis/Synanthedon formicaeformisred-tipped clearwinglarva

Author & YearTitleSource
O'Connor, J.P. & Shaw, M.R., 2004Afrephialtes cicatricosa (Ratzeburg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), an unexpected addition to the Irish faunaEnt. Gazette Vol 55: 119-120.

Flavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Flavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFlavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)
TribeEphialtini (ephialtine pimpline ichneumon wasps)
SubfamilyPIMPLINAE (pimpline ichneumon wasps)
FamilyICHNEUMONIDAE (ichneumon wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Flavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp)

Flavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
O’Connor, J.P. & Shaw, M.R. 2004 Afrephialtes cicatricosa (Ratzeburg) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae), an unexpected addition to the Irish fauna Ent. Gazette Vol 55: 119-120.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Flavopimpla cicatricosa (a pimpline ichneumon wasp):

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