Sitobion fragariae (Walker, 1848)
(Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid)

Interactions where Sitobion fragariae 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 live stem Major Rubus brambles, blackberries and raspberries Rosales: Rosaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariaebramble aphid or blackberry aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/Rubusbrambles, blackberries and raspberrieslivestemMajor
sucks sap of live leaf Major Rubus brambles, blackberries and raspberries Rosales: Rosaceae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariaebramble aphid or blackberry aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rubus/Rubusbrambles, blackberries and raspberriesliveleafMajor
sucks sap of live POACEAE grasses, couch Poales Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariaebramble aphid or blackberry aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchlive (summer)

Interactions where Sitobion fragariae 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 Major Baccha elongata a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Baccha elongata/Baccha elongataa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariae/Sitobion (Sitobion) fragariaebramble aphid or blackberry aphidMajor 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.

Sitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid)
GenusSitobion (a genus of 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 Sitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid)

Sitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sitobion fragariae (Bramble Aphid or Blackberry Aphid):

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