Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)
(Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
GenusUrophora (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 Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly) :
1: Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
9 Aug 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Sawwort (Lesser Knapweed nearby).
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
2: Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
25 Jul 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
3 males, on flowering Common Knapweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal 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 - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
14 Jun 1997 OSGR: SP61 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - lateral view (2)

Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urophora quadrifasciata (Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly)
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