Sphaerophoria Le Peletier & Serville, 1828
(a genus of hoverflies)

Interactions where Sphaerophoria 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/Sphaerophoria/Sphaerophoriaa genus of hoverflieslarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphidoidea/Aphidoideaaphids

Interactions where Sphaerophoria 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').

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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
egg is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon laetatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon laetatorius/Diplazon laetatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Sphaerophoria/Sphaerophoriaa genus of hoverfliesegg larva is parasitoid of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon laetatorius a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon laetatorius/Diplazon laetatoriusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Sphaerophoria/Sphaerophoriaa genus of hoverflieslarva larva is parasitoid of larva
egg is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon tetragonus a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon tetragonus/Diplazon tetragonusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Sphaerophoria/Sphaerophoriaa genus of hoverfliesegg larva is parasitoid of egg
larva is parasitoid host of larva Diplazon tetragonus a diplazontine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British fauna, Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Diplazon tetragonus/Diplazon tetragonusa diplazontine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Sphaerophoria/Sphaerophoriaa genus of hoverflieslarva larva is parasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Fitton, M.G. & Rotheray, M.E., 1982A key to the European genera of Diplazontine ichneumon-flies with notes on the British faunaSystematic Entomology 7: 311-320.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Sphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies)
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)
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Sphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies):

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