Meliscaeva auricollis (Meigen, 1822)
(a hoverfly)

Interactions where Meliscaeva auricollis 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 predator of APHIDOIDEA aphids Hemiptera Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids
larva larva is predator of Psylla alni s.l. alder psyllid Hemiptera: Psyllidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Psyllidae/Psylla alni s.l./Psylla alni s.l.alder psyllid
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested stem APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersaphid-infestedstem
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested flower APIACEAE umbellifers Apiales Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Apiaceaeumbellifersaphid-infestedflower
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested Cytisus a genus of brooms Fabales: Fabaceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Cytisus/Cytisusa genus of broomsaphid-infested
larva larva is associated with psyllid-infested Alnus glutinosa Alder Fagales: Betulaceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus glutinosa/Alnus glutinosaalderpsyllid-infested
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested Berberis barberries Ranunculales: Berberidaceae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesaphid-infested
larva larva is associated with aphid-infested [Broadleaved shrubs] broadleaved shrubs Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved shrubs/Broadleaved shrubsbroadleaved shrubsaphid-infested

Author & YearTitleSource
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Meliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Meliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Meliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly)

Meliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Meliscaeva auricollis (a hoverfly):

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