Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus, 1761)
(Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly)

Interactions where Fannia canicularis 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 is associated with nest MAMMALIA mammals Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsnest
larva larva is associated with roost CHIROPTERA bats Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Chiropterabatsroost
larva larva is associated with nest Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesnest
larva larva is associated with nest Vespula a genus of social wasps Hymenoptera: Vespidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Vespula/Vespulaa genus of social waspsnest
larva larva is associated with fruitbody [Macromycetes] larger fungi, macrofungi Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Fungus / associate /Fungi/Macromycetes/Macromyceteslarger fungi, macrofungifruitbody
larva larva is associated with root Beta beets Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia canicularis/Fannia canicularislatrine fly, small house-fly, lesser house-flylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta/Betabeetsroot

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Fannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly)
GenusFannia (lesser house flies)
FamilyFANNIIDAE (lesser house flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Fannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly)

Fannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fannia canicularis (Latrine Fly, Small House-fly, Lesser House-fly):

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