Fannia scalaris (Fabricius, 1794)
(a lesser house fly)

Interactions where Fannia scalaris 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 feeds on dead rotting meat MAMMALIA mammals Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia scalaris/Fannia scalarisa lesser house flylarva Animal / carrion / dead animal feeder /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammalsrottingmeat
larva larva inhabits dung of MAMMALIA mammals Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia scalaris/Fannia scalarisa lesser house flylarva Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Mammaliamammals
larva larva inhabits dung of Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia scalaris/Fannia scalarisa lesser house flylarva Animal / dung / associate /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, human
larva larva is associated with nest Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia scalaris/Fannia scalarisa lesser house flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesnest
larva larva is associated with nest Vespula a genus of social wasps Hymenoptera: Vespidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia scalaris/Fannia scalarisa lesser house flylarva Animal / associate /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Vespidae/Vespula/Vespulaa genus of social waspsnest

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Fannia scalaris (a lesser house fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Fannia scalaris (a lesser house fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFannia scalaris (a lesser house fly)
GenusFannia (lesser house flies)
FamilyFANNIIDAE (lesser house flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Fannia scalaris (a lesser house fly)

Fannia scalaris (a lesser house fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Fannia scalaris (a lesser house fly):

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