Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Panzer, 1801)
(Pink-wax Gall Causer)

Interactions where Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual 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
sexual larva sexual larva causes gall of live bud Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexualpink-wax gall causersexual larva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslivebud

Interactions where Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual 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
gall with inquiline larva UK/Ireland Synergus gallaepomiformis Oak-apple Inquiline Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Synergus gallaepomiformis/Synergus gallaepomiformisoak-apple inquilinelarva Animal / inquilineUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexualpink-wax gall causergall larva is inquiline in gall
gall with inquiline larva UK/Ireland Synergus thaumacerus an inquiline gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Synergus thaumacerus/Synergus thaumacerusan inquiline gall wasplarva Animal / inquilineUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual/Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexualpink-wax gall causergall larva is inquiline in gall

Author & YearTitleSource
Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
FormTrigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer)
SpeciesTrigonaspis megaptera (a gall wasp)
GenusTrigonaspis (a genus of gall wasps)
TribeCynipini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
FamilyCYNIPIDAE (gall wasps etc)
SuperfamilyCYNIPOIDEA (cynipoid parasitic wasps)
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 Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer)

Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Trigonaspis megaptera f. sexual (Pink-wax Gall Causer):

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