Thereva nobilitata (Fabricius, 1775)
(Common Stiletto)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThereva nobilitata (Common Stiletto)
GenusThereva (a genus of stiletto flies)
FamilyTHEREVIDAE (stiletto flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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 Thereva nobilitata (Common Stiletto) :
1: Thereva nobilitata (Common Stiletto)
5 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Lateral view (2)Image 5: Lateral view (3)
2: Thereva nobilitata (Common Stiletto) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
2 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Salix
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Ventral view

Thereva nobilitata (Common Stiletto) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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