Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius, 1794)
(Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender)

Interactions where Gracillaria syringella 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
caterpillar caterpillar rolls live leaf-tip Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Privet Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Gracillaria syringella/Gracillaria syringellalilac leaf miner, common slendercaterpillar Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum ovalifolium/Ligustrum ovalifoliumgarden privetliveleaf-tip (late season)
caterpillar (gregarious) gregarious caterpillar mines live leaf Ligustrum ovalifolium Garden Privet Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Gracillaria syringella/Gracillaria syringellalilac leaf miner, common slendergregariouscaterpillar Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Ligustrum ovalifolium/Ligustrum ovalifoliumgarden privetliveleaf (6-)
caterpillar caterpillar rolls live leaf-tip Syringa lilacs Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Gracillaria syringella/Gracillaria syringellalilac leaf miner, common slendercaterpillar Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa/Syringalilacsliveleaf-tip (late season)
caterpillar (gregarious) gregarious caterpillar mines live leaf Syringa lilacs Lamiales: Oleaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Gracillaria syringella/Gracillaria syringellalilac leaf miner, common slendergregariouscaterpillar Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa/Syringalilacsliveleaf (6-)

Interactions where Gracillaria syringella is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is predated by larva Xanthandrus comtus a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Xanthandrus comtus/Xanthandrus comtusa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Gracillariidae/Gracillaria syringella/Gracillaria syringellalilac leaf miner, common slenderlarva larva is predator of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.

Gracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Gracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common 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 Gracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender)

Gracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Gracillaria syringella (Lilac Leaf Miner, Common Slender):

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