The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').
Stage | Summary | Taxon | Vernacular | Classification | References | |||
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larva | larva grazes on developing stromatic perithecium | Epichloe | chokes | Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae |
Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:
Subtaxon | Rank | Featured subtaxa |
No of interactions |
No of references |
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Species | 2 trophisms | ||||||
Species | 2 trophisms | 2 references | |||||
Species | 1 trophisms | ||||||
Species | 2 trophisms | 2 references | |||||
Species | 2 trophisms | ||||||
Species | 2 trophisms | ||||||
Species | 3 trophisms |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies) |
Handling & Magnification | Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Eggs - Tentative | ||||
Lembicz, M., Gorzynska, K., Olszanowski, Z., Michelsen & Leuchtmann, A. | 2013 | The occurrence and preference of Botanophila flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) for particular species of Epichloë fungi infecting wild grasses | European Journal of Entomology Vol 110 (1): 129-134. |
Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
Author | Year | Title | Source |
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Bultman, T.L. & Leuchtmann, A. | 2008 | Biology of the Epichloe-Botanophila interaction: an intriguing association between fungi and insects | Fungal Biology Reviews Vol 22 (3-4): 131-138. |
Leuchtmann, A. & Michelsen, V. | 2015 | Biology and evolution of the Epichloë-associated Botanophila species found in Europe (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) | Insect Systematics & Evolution Vol 46: 1-14. |
Leuchtmann, A. | Botanophila flies associated with Epichloe host species: no evidence for coevolution |
Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies):
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 61 images of Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies) |
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