Chirosia grossicauda Strobl, 1899
(an anthomyiid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChirosia grossicauda (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 grossicauda (an anthomyiid fly) :
1: Chirosia grossicauda (an anthomyiid fly)
3 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Galls on Bracken
Image 1: Galled pinna - top viewImage 2: Pinnae with galled tipsImage 3: Pinnae with galled tips - enlarged

Chirosia grossicauda (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 grossicauda (an anthomyiid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chirosia grossicauda (an anthomyiid fly)
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