Euspilapteryx auroguttella Stephens, 1835
(Gold-dot Slender)

Interactions where Euspilapteryx auroguttella 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 (early) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John’s-wort, Common St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Euspilapteryx auroguttella/Euspilapteryx auroguttellagold-dot slenderlarva (early) Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum perforatum/Hypericum perforatumperforate St John’s-wort, common St John's-wortliveleafMajor (summer & early autumn)
larva (later) larva (later) spins live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Hypericum perforatum Perforate St John’s-wort, Common St John’s-wort Malpighiales: Hypericaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Euspilapteryx auroguttella/Euspilapteryx auroguttellagold-dot slenderlarva (later) Foodplant / spinnerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Hypericaceae/Hypericum perforatum/Hypericum perforatumperforate St John’s-wort, common St John's-wortliveleafMajor (summer & early autumn)

Author & YearTitleSource
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender)
SubfamilyGRACILLARIINAE (slender micro-moths)
FamilyGRACILLARIIDAE (midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and 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 Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender)

Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Euspilapteryx auroguttella (Gold-dot Slender):

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