Macrophya ribis (Schrank, 1781)
(a sawfly)

Interactions where Macrophya ribis 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 (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Foreign Sambucus ebulus Danewort, Dwarf Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Remarques taxinomiques et biologiques sur les Macrophya [hym. Tenthredinidae] se developpant sur Sambucus [Caprifoliaceae], Chevin, H., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Macrophya ribis/Macrophya ribisa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus ebulus/Sambucus ebulusdanewort, dwarf elderleaf
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Restricted Sambucus nigra Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
Remarques taxinomiques et biologiques sur les Macrophya [hym. Tenthredinidae] se developpant sur Sambucus [Caprifoliaceae], Chevin, H., 1975
Macrophya parvula Konow. (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) new to Britain, Liston, A.D., 1987
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Macrophya ribis/Macrophya ribisa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/Sambucus nigraelderleafSole
larva (nocturnal) nocturnal larva grazes on leaf Foreign Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Remarques taxinomiques et biologiques sur les Macrophya [hym. Tenthredinidae] se developpant sur Sambucus [Caprifoliaceae], Chevin, H., 1975
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Macrophya ribis/Macrophya ribisa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus racemosa/Sambucus racemosared-berried elderleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Chevin, H., 1975Remarques taxinomiques et biologiques sur les Macrophya [hym. Tenthredinidae] se developpant sur Sambucus [Caprifoliaceae]Vol 11 (2)
Liston, A.D., 1987Macrophya parvula Konow. (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) new to BritainEnt. Gazette 38: 125-128.

Macrophya ribis (a sawfly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Macrophya ribis (a sawfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMacrophya ribis (a sawfly)
GenusMacrophya (a genus of sawflies)
TribeMacrophyini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyTENTHREDININAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
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 Macrophya ribis (a sawfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Liston, A.D. 1987 Macrophya parvula Konow. (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) new to Britain Ent. Gazette 38: 125-128.

Larva

Chevin, H. 1975 Remarques taxinomiques et biologiques sur les Macrophya [hym. Tenthredinidae] se developpant sur Sambucus [Caprifoliaceae] Vol 11 (2)

Macrophya ribis (a sawfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Macrophya ribis (a sawfly):

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