Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Fallén, 1814)
(Mottled Bee-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesThyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly)
FamilyBOMBYLIIDAE (bee 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 Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly) :
1: Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly)
28 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Front three-quarter view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Head - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Head - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Wing - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Wing - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
2: Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly)
16 Jul 1978 OSGR: SU84 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Visiting Ragwort
Image 1: On ground - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: On ground - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Visiting ragwort - posterior view - enlarged

Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thyridanthrax fenestratus (Mottled Bee-fly)
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