Cavariella Del Guercio, 1911
(willow aphids)

Interactions where Cavariella 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
sucks sap of APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifers (summer)
sucks sap of Major Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksMajor (summer)
colony (large) large colony sucks sap of flower stem Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphidslargecolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsflower stem (spring)

Interactions where Cavariella 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
is predated by larva Pipiza austriaca a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Pipiza austriaca/Pipiza austriacaa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphids larva is predator of
is predated by larva Pipiza noctiluca a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Pipiza noctiluca/Pipiza noctilucaa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphids larva is predator of
is predated by larva Leucozona laternaria a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Leucozona laternaria/Leucozona laternariaa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphids larva is predator of
is predated by larva Major Melangyna umbellatarum a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Melangyna umbellatarum/Melangyna umbellataruma hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cavariella/Cavariellawillow aphidsMajor larva is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Cavariella (willow aphids) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cavariella (willow aphids) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Cavariella aegopodii
Willow-carrot Aphid
Species 16 trophisms
Cavariella archangelicae
an aphid
Species 1 trophisms
Cavariella pastinacae
an aphid
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCavariella (willow aphids)
FamilyAPHIDIDAE (greenfly)
SuperfamilyAPHIDOIDEA (aphids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
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 Cavariella (willow aphids)

Cavariella (willow aphids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cavariella (willow aphids):

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