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

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #macrophotos
Lypha dubia Male imago 12 April 1998 Berks England 2

Suggested Literature

General Works

Cheng, L, 1969 The life hitory and development of Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae)
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
Collin, J.E., 1945 Parasitism of Merodon larva by the Tachinid Lypha dubia Fln.

Lypha dubia may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CALYPTRATA
(calypterate flies)
TACHINIDAE
(parasitoid flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Lypha dubia is associated with:

Photos larva Chrysolina - a genus of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larva is endoparasitoid of Questionable Belshaw, R., 1993
Cheng, L, 1969
Photos larva Merodon equestris - Greater Bulb-fly, Large Bulb Fly, Large Narcissus Fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) larva is endoparasitoid of Questionable Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva Agriopis marginaria - Dotted Border (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva Erannis defoliaria - Mottled Umber (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva Operophtera brumata - Winter Moth (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO]
Photos larva Tortricidae - tortrix moths (Lepidoptera) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva Archips podana - Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Questionable Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO]
Photos larva Tortricodes alternella - a tortrix moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO]
larva Zeiraphera isertana - a tortrix moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) larva is endoparasitoid of larva Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO]

There may be more taxa associated with Lypha dubia listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)

Associated with Lypha dubia:

Lypha dubia may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
TACHINIDAE
(parasitoid flies)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Cheng, L, 1969 The life hitory and development of Lypha dubia Fall. (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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