Prosena siberita (Fabricius, 1775)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesProsena siberita (a parasitoid fly)
TribeDexiini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyDEXIINAE (a subfamily of parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly)
23 Aug 2013 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Visiting Hemp Agrimony - lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Visiting Hemp Agrimony - rear three quarter view - enlarged
2: Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly)
23 Jul 2013 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Ragwort
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and proboscis - anterior view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Male - head and proboscis - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Male - head, proboscis and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head, proboscis and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlarged - pale background

Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Prosena siberita (a parasitoid fly)
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