Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)
(Buff Ermine)

Interactions where Spilosoma lutea 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').

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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 Thelaira nigrina a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Thelaira leucozona (Panzer) (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain, Bergström, C., 2004
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Thelaira nigrina/Thelaira nigrinaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Spilosoma lutea/Spilosoma luteabuff erminelarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
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/Erebidae/Spilosoma lutea/Spilosoma luteabuff erminelarva 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
Bergström, C., 2004Thelaira leucozona (Panzer) (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to BritainDipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 11, No. 2: 171-172.

Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
GenusSpilosoma (ermine moths)
TribeArctiini (ermines and tigers)
SubfamilyARCTIINAE (ermines, tigers and footmen)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
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 Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)

Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 26 images of Spilosoma lutea (Buff Ermine)
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