Phasia obesa (Fabricius, 1798)
(a bug parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Phasia obesa 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 nymph Foreign Lygus pratensis a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Lygus pratensis/Lygus pratensisa plantbug or grassbugnymph
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Foreign Leptopterna dolabrata Meadow Plant Bug Hemiptera: Miridae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Leptopterna dolabrata/Leptopterna dolabratameadow plant bug
larva larva is endoparasitoid of nymph Foreign Myrmus miriformis a rhopalid bug Hemiptera: Rhopalidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Rhopalidae/Myrmus miriformis/Myrmus miriformisa rhopalid bugnymph
larva larva is endoparasitoid of nymph Foreign Beosus maritimus a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Beosus maritimus/Beosus maritimusa ground bugnymph
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Foreign Sehirus melanopterus (A Shield Bug) Hemiptera: Cydnidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cydnidae/Sehirus melanopterus/Sehirus melanopterus(a shield bug)
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Foreign Zicrona caerulea Blue Bug, Blue Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Zicrona caerulea/Zicrona caeruleablue bug, blue shieldbug
larva larva is endoparasitoid of Neottiglossa pusilla a shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Alophora obesa F. (Dipt., Tachinidae) bred from Neottiglossa pusilla Gmel. (Hem., Pentatomidae), Allen, A.A., 1963
Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phasia obesa/Phasia obesaa bug parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Neottiglossa pusilla/Neottiglossa pusillaa shieldbug

Author & YearTitleSource
Allen, A.A., 1963Alophora obesa F. (Dipt., Tachinidae) bred from Neottiglossa pusilla Gmel. (Hem., Pentatomidae)Ent. Mon. Mag. 99: 35.
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhasia obesa (a bug parasitoid fly)
GenusPhasia (a genus of bug parasitoid flies)
TribePhasiini (a tribe of bug parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyPHASIINAE (bug parasitoid flies)
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)
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Phasia obesa (a bug parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Allen, A.A. 1963 Alophora obesa F. (Dipt., Tachinidae) bred from Neottiglossa pusilla Gmel. (Hem., Pentatomidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. 99: 35.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Phasia obesa (a bug parasitoid fly):

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