Volucella inflata (Fabricius, 1794)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVolucella inflata (a hoverfly)
GenusVolucella (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeVolucellini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Volucella inflata (a hoverfly) :
1: Volucella inflata (a hoverfly)
26 Jul 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
visiting Buddleja . Photos: Imago - visiting Buddleja
Image 1: Adult - on Buddleja - antero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Adult - on Buddleja - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Adult - on Buddleja - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 4: Adult - on Buddleja - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 5: Adult - on Buddleja - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 6: Adult - on Buddleja - lateral view - close-upImage 7: Adult - on Buddleja - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 8: Adult - on Buddleja - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 9: Adult - on Buddleja - postero-dorsal view - close-up
2: Volucella inflata (a hoverfly)
18 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Top view - wings apartImage 2: UndersideImage 3: Underside (2)

Volucella inflata (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Volucella inflata (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Volucella inflata (a hoverfly)
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