Leucozona laternaria (Muller, 1776)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucozona laternaria (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 laternaria (a hoverfly) :
1: Leucozona laternaria (a hoverfly)
11 Aug 2017 OSGR: ST43 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Female, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Female - abdomen and hind legs - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - antennae - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

Leucozona laternaria (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 laternaria (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leucozona laternaria (a hoverfly)
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