Semudobia betulae (Winnertz, 1853)
(a gall midge)

Interactions where Semudobia betulae 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 causes gall of reduced-winged fruit Major Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchreduced-wingedfruitMajor (-6(7)
larva larva causes gall of reduced-winged fruit Minor Betula pubescens Downy Birch Fagales: Betulaceae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pubescens/Betula pubescensdowny birchreduced-wingedfruitMinor (-6(7)

Interactions where Semudobia betulae 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 Major Aprostocetus clavicornis a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus clavicornis/Aprostocetus clavicornisa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarvaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Aprostocetus escherichi a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus escherichi/Aprostocetus escherichia chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Minor Aprostocetus pallipes a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Eulophidae/Aprostocetus pallipes/Aprostocetus pallipesa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarvaMinor larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Metaclisis phragmitis a platygastrid wasp Hymenoptera: Platygastridae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Metaclisis phragmitis/Metaclisis phragmitisa platygastrid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitised by larva Platygaster betularia a platygastrid wasp Hymenoptera: Platygastridae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Platygastridae/Platygaster betularia/Platygaster betulariaa platygastrid wasplarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgelarva (-8)larva endoparasitises larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva ForeignMajor Dasineura fastidiosa a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura fastidiosa/Dasineura fastidiosaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgegalllarvaMajor larva is inquiline in gall of larva
gall gall of larva with inquiline larva Foreign Dasineura interbracta a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Plant Galls, Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura interbracta/Dasineura interbractaa gall midgelarva Animal / inquilineForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Semudobia betulae/Semudobia betulaea gall midgegalllarva larva is inquiline in gall of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992Plant GallsNaturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Semudobia betulae (a gall midge) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Semudobia betulae (a gall midge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSemudobia betulae (a gall midge)
GenusSemudobia (a genus of flies)
FamilyCECIDOMYIIDAE (wood, gall, rust and aphid midges)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
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 Semudobia betulae (a gall midge)

Semudobia betulae (a gall midge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Semudobia betulae (a gall midge):

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