Lypha dubia (Fallen, 1810)
(a parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Lypha dubia 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 is endoparasitoid of ChrysolinaQuestionable a genus of leaf beetles Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
The life history and development of Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae), Cheng, L, 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina/Chrysolinaa genus of leaf beetles?
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Merodon equestrisQuestionable Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly Diptera: Syrphidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Parasitism of Merodon larva by the Tachinid Lypha dubia Fln., Collin, J.E., 1945
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Merodon equestris/Merodon equestrislarge bulb fly, large narcissus fly?
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Agriopis marginaria Dotted Border Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
The invertebrate fauna of Nottingham: supplement, Carr, J.W., 1935
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Agriopis marginaria/Agriopis marginariadotted borderlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Erannis defoliaria Mottled Umber Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Some records of bred Tachinidae - 2, Ford, T.H., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Erannis defoliaria/Erannis defoliariamottled umberlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Operophtera brumata Winter Moth Lepidoptera: Geometridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Operophtera brumata/Operophtera brumatawinter mothlarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva TORTRICIDAE tortrix moths Lepidoptera Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Tortricidaetortrix mothslarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Zeiraphera isertana Cock’s-head Bell Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Zeiraphera isertana/Zeiraphera isertanacock's-head belllarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Archips podanaQuestionable Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Archips podana/Archips podanalarge fruit-tree tortrix?larva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Tortricodes alternella Winter Shade Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Lypha dubia/Lypha dubiaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Tortricodes alternella/Tortricodes alternellawinter shadelarva

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
Carr, J.W., 1935The invertebrate fauna of Nottingham: supplementJ. and H. Bell, Nottingham
Cheng, L, 1969The life history and development of Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae)Entomologist 101: 25-32.
Collin, J.E., 1945Parasitism of Merodon larva by the Tachinid Lypha dubia Fln.Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 57: 70.
Ford, T.H., 1976Some records of bred Tachinidae - 2Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 88: 68-71.

Lypha dubia (a parasitoid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lypha dubia (a parasitoid fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLypha dubia (a parasitoid fly)
TribeLinnaemyiini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid 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 Lypha dubia (a parasitoid fly)

Lypha dubia (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cheng, L 1970 Timing of attack by Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae) on the winter moth Operophtera brumata (L.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) as a factor affecting parasite success Journal of Animal Ecology 39: 313-320.
Cheng, L 1969 The life history and development of Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae) Entomologist 101: 25-32.
Collin, J.E. 1945 Parasitism of Merodon larva by the Tachinid Lypha dubia Fln. Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 57: 70.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lypha dubia (a parasitoid fly):

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