Cheilosia caerulescens (Meigen, 1822)
(Sempervivum Leaf-miner)

Interactions where Cheilosia caerulescens 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 mines limp, patchiliy greyish or brownish green leaf (outer) UK/Ireland Sempervivum arachnoideum Cobweb House-leek Saxifragales: Crassulaceae Sempervivum leaf miner, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia caerulescens/Cheilosia caerulescensSempervivum leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Crassulaceae/Sempervivum arachnoideum/Sempervivum arachnoideumcobweb house-leeklimp, patchiliy greyish or brownish greenleaf (outer) (5-6,8-9)
larva larva mines limp, patchiliy greyish or brownish green leaf (outer) UK/Ireland Sempervivum montanum Mountain House-leek Saxifragales: Crassulaceae Sempervivum leaf miner, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia caerulescens/Cheilosia caerulescensSempervivum leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Crassulaceae/Sempervivum montanum/Sempervivum montanummountain house-leeklimp, patchiliy greyish or brownish greenleaf (outer) (5-6,8-9)
larva larva mines limp, patchiliy greyish or brownish green leaf (outer) UK/IrelandMajor Sempervivum tectorum House-leek Saxifragales: Crassulaceae Sempervivum leaf miner, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Cheilosia caerulescens/Cheilosia caerulescensSempervivum leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Crassulaceae/Sempervivum tectorum/Sempervivum tectorumhouse-leeklimp, patchiliy greyish or brownish greenleaf (outer)Major (5-6,8-9)

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSSempervivum leaf minerapps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=523

Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner)
GenusCheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeCheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (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 Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
RHS Sempervivum leaf miner apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=523
Ståhls, G. & Barkalov, A.V. 2017 Taxonomic review of the Palaearctic species of the Cheilosia caerulescens-group (Diptera, Syrphidae) ZooKeys Vol 662: 131-171.

Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner):

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