Leucozona glaucia (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
GenusLeucozona (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 Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly) :
1: Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
26 Aug 2012 OSGR: SH85 53° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Denbigh (VC 50) Wales
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 7: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
6 Sep 2007 OSGR: SK37 53° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Female - oblique view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged
3: Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
2 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU16 51° 30’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Visiting Wild Angelica
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - on Wild Angelica - close-upImage 2: Male - dorsal view - on Wild Angelica - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - on Wild Angelica - close-up (3)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - on Wild Angelica - close-up (4)Image 5: Male - dorso-lateral view - on Wild Angelica - close-upImage 6: Male - dorso-lateral view - on Wild Angelica - close-up (2)Image 7: Male - dorso-lateral view - on Wild Angelica - close-up (3)Image 8: Male - latero-dorsal view - on Wild Angelica - close-upImage 9: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - enlarged - grey background

Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leucozona glaucia (a hoverfly)
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