Chirosia betuleti (Ringdahl, 1935)
(an anthomyiid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly)
GenusChirosia (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Chirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly) :
1: Chirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly)
12 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
galled leaf tip on Male Fern
Image 1: Gall - broken upImage 2: Gall broken upImage 3: Galled leaf tipImage 4: Galled leaf - undersideImage 5: Galle leaf - underside - enlargedImage 6: Gall - enlargedImage 7: Gall - side view - enlargedImage 8: Gall - top viewImage 9: Larva - magnified

Chirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chirosia betuleti (an anthomyiid fly)
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