Peplomyza litura (Meigen, 1826)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPeplomyza litura (a lauxaniid fly)
FamilyLAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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 Peplomyza litura (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Peplomyza litura (a lauxaniid fly)
21 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Settled on Skimmia leaf
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified (2)Image 6: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Wing - magnified
2: Peplomyza litura (a lauxaniid fly)
12 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Beaten from oak
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged

Peplomyza litura (a lauxaniid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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