Sarcophaga nigriventris Meigen, 1826
(a flesh fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)
GenusSarcophaga (a genus of flesh flies)
FamilySARCOPHAGIDAE (flesh 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 Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly) :
1: Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)
18 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, among leaf bases on Spear Thistle stem
Image 1: Female - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Female - head and thorax - antero-lateral view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified (2)Image 7: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey background

Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sarcophaga nigriventris (a flesh fly)
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