Parasyrphus punctulatus (Verrall, 1873)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly)
GenusParasyrphus (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 Parasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly) :
1: Parasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly)
1 Apr 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, resting on outside of Daffodil flower
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Parasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly)
12 Apr 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Woodspurge
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apart (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 4: Male - dorsal view - wings together (2)Image 5: Male - lateral viewImage 6: Male - ventral view

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parasyrphus punctulatus (a hoverfly)
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