Melanophora roralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly)

Interactions where Melanophora roralis 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 predator of egg cocoon ARANEAE spiders Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/Melanophora roralis/Melanophora roralissmoky-winged woodlouse-flylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Araneae/Araneaespidersegg cocoon
larva larva is endoparasitoid of ISOPODA woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Calliphoridae/Melanophora roralis/Melanophora roralissmoky-winged woodlouse-flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Isopoda/Isopodawoodlice, waterlice and sea slaters

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Melanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Melanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly)
FamilyCALLIPHORIDAE (blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
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 Melanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly)

Melanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Melanophora roralis (Smoky-winged Woodlouse-fly):

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