Calobata petronella (Linnaeus, 1761)
(a stilt fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalobata petronella (a stilt fly)
FamilyMICROPEZIDAE (stilt flies)
SuperfamilyNERIOIDEA (stilt flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of 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 Calobata petronella (a stilt fly) :
1: Calobata petronella (a stilt fly)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, at MV trap
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Male - abdomen - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - abdomen - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Calobata petronella (a stilt fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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