Parhelophilus versicolor (Fabricius, 1794)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParhelophilus versicolor (a hoverfly)
GenusParhelophilus (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeEristalini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (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 Parhelophilus versicolor (a hoverfly) :
1: Parhelophilus versicolor (a hoverfly)
27 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hogweeed flowers
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings openImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Lateral view (2)

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

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