Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Buff-tip)

Interactions where Phalera bucephala 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
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimesliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Rosa roses and briars Rosales: Rosaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Rosaroses and briarsliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsliveleaf (8-9)
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tipcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsliveleaf (8-9)

Interactions where Phalera bucephala 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 larva Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tiplarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
is endoparasitoid host of Carcelia gnava a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Carcelia gnava/Carcelia gnavaa parasitoid fly Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tip is endoparasitoid of
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Nilea hortulana a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Nilea hortulana/Nilea hortulanaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Notodontidae/Phalera bucephala/Phalera bucephalabuff-tiplarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhalera bucephala (Buff-tip)
FamilyNOTODONTIDAE (prominents, processionaries, puss moth and kittens)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)

Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)
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