Rhadinoceraea micans (Klug, 1816)
(Iris Sawfly)

Interactions where Rhadinoceraea micans 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 live leaf edge Major Iris laevigata Japanese Iris Asparagales: Iridaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhadinoceraea micans/Rhadinoceraea micansiris sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris laevigata/Iris laevigataJapanese irisliveleaf edgeMajor
larva larva grazes on live leaf edge Major Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag Asparagales: Iridaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhadinoceraea micans/Rhadinoceraea micansiris sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris pseudacorus/Iris pseudacorusyellow iris, yellow flagliveleaf edgeMajor
larva larva grazes on live leaf edge Iris spuria Blue Iris Asparagales: Iridaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhadinoceraea micans/Rhadinoceraea micansiris sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris spuria/Iris spuriablue irisliveleaf edge

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly)
TribePhymatocerini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyBLENNOCAMPINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of 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 Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly)

Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhadinoceraea micans (Iris Sawfly):

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