Gilpinia hercyniae (Hartig, 1837)
(European Spruce Combhorn)

Interactions where Gilpinia hercyniae 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 grazes on needle Restricted Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Gilpinia hercyniae/Gilpinia hercyniaeeuropean spruce combhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treeneedleSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Gilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn)
GenusGilpinia (a genus of sawflies)
SubfamilyDIPRIONINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyDIPRIONIDAE (combhorn sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
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 Gilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn)

Gilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gilpinia hercyniae (European Spruce Combhorn):

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