Scathophaga suilla (Fabricius, 1794)
(a dung fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScathophaga suilla (a 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 suilla (a dung fly) :
1: Scathophaga suilla (a dung fly)
20 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, near pond
Image 1: Antennae - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 7: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - pale background (2)Image 8: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white background

Scathophaga suilla (a dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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