Erynnia ocypterata (Fallen, 1810)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly)
TribeGoniini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyEXORISTINAE (a subfamily of parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid 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 Erynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Erynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly)
4 Jul 2011 OSGR: TQ91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
male, buzzing around a gatepost below a large willow
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Wing (left) - ventral view - magnified

Erynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Erynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Erynnia ocypterata (a parasitoid fly)
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