Terellia serratulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a gall fly)

Interactions where Terellia serratulae 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 feeds on UK/IrelandRare Helianthus annuus Sunflower Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Helianthus annuus/Helianthus annuussunflowerRare
larva larva feeds on UK/Ireland Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus crispus/Carduus crispuswelted thistle
larva larva feeds on UK/Ireland Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus nutans/Carduus nutansmusk thistle
larva larva feeds on Foreign Carduus pycnocephalus Plymouth Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus pycnocephalus/Carduus pycnocephalusPlymouth thistle
larva larva feeds on Foreign Carduus tenuiflorus Slender Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus tenuiflorus/Carduus tenuiflorusslender thistle
larva larva feeds on Foreign Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium oleraceum/Cirsium oleraceumcabbage thistle
larva larva feeds on Foreign Cirsium tuberosum Tuberous Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium tuberosum/Cirsium tuberosumtuberous thistle
larva larva feeds on UK/Ireland Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium vulgare/Cirsium vulgarespear thistle

Interactions where Terellia serratulae 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 ectoparasitoid host of larva Habrocytus elevatus a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads, Redfern, M., 1968
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Pteromalidae/Habrocytus elevatus/Habrocytus elevatusa chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / ectoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva larva is ectoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Redfern, M., 1968The Natural History of Spear Thistle-headsField Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Terellia serratulae (a gall fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Terellia serratulae (a gall fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTerellia serratulae (a gall fly)
GenusTerellia (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
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 Terellia serratulae (a gall fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Redfern, M. 1968 The Natural History of Spear Thistle-heads Field Studies Vol 2, No 5: 669-717.

Terellia serratulae (a gall fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Terellia serratulae (a gall fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Terellia serratulae (a gall fly)
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