Cotesia subordinaria (Tobias, 1976)
(a death wasp)

Interactions where Cotesia subordinaria 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 (gregarious) gregarious larva is parasitoid of larva UK/Ireland Rivula sericealis Straw Dot Lepidoptera: Erebidae Larval parasitoids of Rivula sericealis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Britain, including notes on the biology of Cotesia subordinaria (Tobias) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a solitary-cum-gregarious parasitoid, Shaw, M.R., 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia subordinaria/Cotesia subordinariaa death waspgregariouslarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Rivula sericealis/Rivula sericealisstraw dotlarva
larva (solitary) solitary larva is parasitoid of larva UK/Ireland Rivula sericealis Straw Dot Lepidoptera: Erebidae Larval parasitoids of Rivula sericealis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Britain, including notes on the biology of Cotesia subordinaria (Tobias) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a solitary-cum-gregarious parasitoid, Shaw, M.R., 2012
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Braconidae/Cotesia subordinaria/Cotesia subordinariaa death waspsolitarylarva Animal / parasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Rivula sericealis/Rivula sericealisstraw dotlarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R., 2012Larval parasitoids of Rivula sericealis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Britain, including notes on the biology of Cotesia subordinaria (Tobias) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a solitary-cum-gregarious parasitoidEnt. Gazette Vol 63: 251-257.

Cotesia subordinaria (a death wasp) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cotesia subordinaria (a death wasp) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCotesia subordinaria (a death wasp)
GenusCotesia (a genus of microgastrine death wasps)
TribeCotesiini (a tribe of death wasps)
SubfamilyMICROGASTRINAE (a subfamily of death wasps)
FamilyBRACONIDAE (death wasps)
SuperfamilyICHNEUMONOIDEA (braconid and ichneumon parasitic wasps)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
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 Cotesia subordinaria (a death wasp)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Shaw, M.R. 2012 Larval parasitoids of Rivula sericealis (Scopoli) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Britain, including notes on the biology of Cotesia subordinaria (Tobias) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae), a solitary-cum-gregarious parasitoid Ent. Gazette Vol 63: 251-257.

Cotesia subordinaria (a death wasp) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cotesia subordinaria (a death wasp):

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