Terellia vectensis (Collin, 1937)
(Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTerellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
GenusTerellia (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing 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 Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly) :
1: Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
30 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Aberrant male, swept off Sawwort etc.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - wings up - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - magnified - white background
2: Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
31 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 males, swept off Saw-wort
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - lateral 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 - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 9: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
17 Jun 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Greater Knapweed
Image 1: Female - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - magnified - silver background
4: Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
9 Aug 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, swept off Sawwort
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wing - magnified - white background

Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Terellia vectensis (Colin’s Saw-wort Fly)
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