Opomyza petrei Mesnil, 1934
(an opomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOpomyza petrei (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 petrei (an opomyzid fly) :
1: Opomyza petrei (an opomyzid fly)
21 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 females, by general sweeping, at 9pm
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Opomyza petrei (an opomyzid fly)
20 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 females, swept from water-side sedge
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Female - ovipositor - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
3: Opomyza petrei (an opomyzid fly)
18 Sep 2013 OSGR: SY99 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept from cut grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - thorax - lateral view showing proepisternal hairs (arrowed) - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax - lateral view showing proepisternal hairs - microscope low magnification - silver background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Opomyza petrei (an opomyzid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Opomyza petrei (an opomyzid fly)
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