Symmorphus gracilis (Brullé, 1832)
(a potter wasp or mason wasp)

Interactions where Symmorphus gracilis 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 Chrysomela populi Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus gracilis/Symmorphus gracilisa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomela populi/Chrysomela populired poplar leaf beetlelarva
female female stocks nest with larva UK/Ireland Cionus hortulanus a figwort weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Symmorphus gracilis/Symmorphus gracilisa potter wasp or mason waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cionus hortulanus/Cionus hortulanusa figwort weevillarva

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymmorphus gracilis (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 gracilis (a potter wasp or mason wasp)

Symmorphus gracilis (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 gracilis (a potter wasp or mason wasp):

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