Xanthostigma xanthostigma (Schummel, 1832)
(a snake fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXanthostigma xanthostigma (a snake fly)
FamilyRAPHIDIIDAE (a family of snakeflies)
OrderRAPHIDIOPTERA (snake 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 Xanthostigma xanthostigma (a snake fly) :
1: Xanthostigma xanthostigma (a snake fly)
29 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Birch
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view

Xanthostigma xanthostigma (a snake fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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