Opomyza florum (Fabricius, 1794)
(an opomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOpomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
GenusOpomyza (a genus of opomyzid flies)
FamilyOPOMYZIDAE (opomyzid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (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)
Records of Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly) :
1: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
19 Sep 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
3 females, swept off Purple Moor Grass among small birch
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
28 Aug 2015 OSGR: SE96 54° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: South-east Yorks (VC 61) England
Male, swept from grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
31 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, swept from rank grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Wings - as held in life - magnified - pale backgroundImage 8: Male - genitalia - external - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Male - head - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
4: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
31 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, swept from rank grass
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background
5: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
female, swept from vegetation around small woodland stream
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings raised - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 7: Female - lateral view - wings raised - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - wings together - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Wing - magnified
6: Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly)
17 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on Skimmia leaves
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 9: Wing - magnified

Opomyza florum (an opomyzid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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