Scathophaga litorea (Fallen, 1819)
(Saltmarsh Dung Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScathophaga litorea (Saltmarsh Dung Fly)
GenusScathophaga (a genus of dung flies)
FamilySCATHOPHAGIDAE (dung flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house 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 Scathophaga litorea (Saltmarsh Dung Fly) :
1: Scathophaga litorea (Saltmarsh Dung Fly)
26 Apr 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off scurvygrass
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Scathophaga litorea (Saltmarsh Dung Fly)
6 Aug 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Scathophaga litorea (Saltmarsh Dung Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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