Leucopis griseola (Fallén, 1823)
(a silverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucopis griseola (a silverfly)
GenusLeucopis (a genus of silverflies)
FamilyCHAMAEMYIIDAE (silverflies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, K.V.G. 1958 The identity of Leucopis griseola (Fallen) (Dipt., Chamaemyiidae) with notes on the immature stages Opuscula Entomologica Vol 23 (3): 245-247.

Leucopis griseola (a silverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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