Abia nitens (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Scabious Clubhorn)

Interactions where Abia nitens 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 grazes on leaf UK/IrelandMinor Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cimbicidae/Abia nitens/Abia nitensscabious clubhornlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Dipsacus fullonum/Dipsacus fullonumwild teaselleafMinor
larva larva grazes on leaf Knautia arvensis Field Scabious Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cimbicidae/Abia nitens/Abia nitensscabious clubhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Knautia arvensis/Knautia arvensisfield scabiousleaf
larva larva grazes on leaf Succisa pratensis Devil’s-bit, Devil’s-bit Scabious Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cimbicidae/Abia nitens/Abia nitensscabious clubhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Succisa pratensis/Succisa pratensisdevil's-bit, devil's-bit scabiousleaf

Interactions where Abia nitens 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
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Phebellia glirina a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phebellia glirina/Phebellia glirinaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cimbicidae/Abia nitens/Abia nitensscabious clubhornlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Benson, R.B., 1951Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(a), 49pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)
GenusAbia (a genus of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyABIINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyCIMBICIDAE (clubhorned sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
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 Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn)

Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Abia nitens (Scabious Clubhorn):

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