Athalia scutellariae Cameron, 1880
(Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAthalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress)
GenusAthalia (tigress sawflies)
SubfamilyATHALIINAE (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)
Records of Athalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress) :
1: Athalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress)
6 Aug 2016 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
dozens of males swarming round Skullcap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and antennae - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Athalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Athalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Athalia scutellariae (Skullcap Sawfly, Skullcap Tigress)
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