Euphydryas aurinia (Rottemburg, 1775)
(Marsh Fritillary)

Interactions where Euphydryas aurinia 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
is endoparasitoid host of larva Erycia furibunda a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Erycia furibunda/Erycia furibundaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Euphydryas aurinia/Euphydryas auriniamarsh fritillary larva is endoparasitoid of
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pelatachina tibialis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Euphydryas aurinia/Euphydryas auriniamarsh fritillarylarva 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

Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
GenusEuphydryas (marsh fritillary butterflies)
TribeMelitaeini (heath and marsh fritillary butterflies)
SubfamilyNYMPHALINAE (nymphalid butterflies)
FamilyNYMPHALIDAE (brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies)
SuperfamilyPAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Grey, M. 2002 Marsh Fritillary on a Heath Spotted Orchid Vol 13, No. 3 Page: 175
Hobson, R. Bourn, N. & Warren, M. 2002 Conserving the Marsh Fritillary in Britain British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 404-411.
Revels, R. 2008 There are scattered Marsh Fritillaries… Vol 20, No. 1 Page: 15
Revels, R. 2005 Marsh Fritillary Vol 16, No 3 Page: 206
Revels, R. 2002 Marsh Fritillary Vol 13, No 5 Page: 338
Wheeler, D. 2002 Marsh Fritillary larval web with first instar larvae Vol 13, No. 3 Page: 175

Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Borsje, H.J. 2005 The marsh fritillary butterfly in the Avalon Marshes, Somerset: A study on habitat restoration and the re-establishment potential Research Reports EN Report no 632.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 16 images of Euphydryas aurinia (Marsh Fritillary)
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