Symmorphus bifasciatus (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a potter wasp or mason wasp)

Interactions where Symmorphus bifasciatus 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
female female stocks nest with larva UK/Ireland LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus bifasciatus/Symmorphus bifasciatusa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothslarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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references
Symmorphus mutinensis
Synonym
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)
GenusSymmorphus (a genus of potter or mason wasps)
SubfamilyEUMENINAE (mason and potter wasps)
FamilyVESPIDAE (potter, mason and social wasps)
SuperfamilyVESPOIDEA (wasps)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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 Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp)

Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Symmorphus bifasciatus (a potter wasp or mason wasp):

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