Acrosathe annulata (Fabricius, 1805)
(Coastal Silver-stiletto)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto)
FamilyTHEREVIDAE (stiletto flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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)
Records of Acrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto) :
1: Acrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
on sandy path
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral view

Acrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acrosathe annulata (Coastal Silver-stiletto)
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