Metalimnobia bifasciata (Schrank, 1781)
(a cranefly)

Interactions where Metalimnobia bifasciata 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 feeds within bracket UK/Ireland Polyporus squamosus Dryad’s Saddle Polyporales: Polyporaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Limoniidae/Metalimnobia bifasciata/Metalimnobia bifasciataa craneflylarva Fungus / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus squamosus/Polyporus squamosusdryad’s saddlebracket

Metalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Metalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly)
GenusMetalimnobia (a genus of lesser craneflies)
FamilyLIMONIIDAE (lesser craneflies)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
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 Metalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly)

Metalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Metalimnobia bifasciata (a cranefly):

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