Gymnocheta viridis (Fallen, 1810)
(a parasitoid green bottle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
GenusGymnocheta (a genus of flies)
TribeErnestiini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
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 Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle) :
1: Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
2 Apr 2017 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
basking on ash trunk
Image 1: Basking on ash trunk
2: Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
30 Apr 2011 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Resting on fence post
Image 1: In situ - antero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: In situ - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: In situ - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: In situ - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 5: In situ - dorsal view - close-up (4)
3: Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
4 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
resting on sunny decort tree
Image 1: Dorsal view

Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnocheta viridis (a parasitoid green bottle)
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