Epistrophe (unidentified)
(Unidentified Epistrophe Hoverflies)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedEpistrophe (unidentified) (Unidentified Epistrophe Hoverflies)
GenusEpistrophe (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Epistrophe (unidentified) (Unidentified Epistrophe Hoverflies) :
1: Epistrophe (unidentified) (Unidentified Epistrophe Hoverflies)
15 May 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
third instar larva, under aphid-infested Guelder Rose
Image 1: Third instar larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 2: Third instar larva - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Third instar larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 4: Third instar larva - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - natural background (2)Image 5: Third instar larva - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Epistrophe (unidentified) (Unidentified Epistrophe Hoverflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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