Anthophila fabriciana (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
SubfamilyCHOREUTINAE (twitcher moths)
FamilyCHOREUTIDAE (twitcher micro-moths)
SuperfamilyCHOREUTOIDEA (a superfamily of moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap) :
1: Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on Nettle
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)
2: Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
9 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Hemp Agrimony etc in garden
Image 1: Dorsal - resting position - magnifiedImage 2: Dorsal - wings folded down - magnifiedImage 3: Ventral - magnified
3: Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
7 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU65 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: On daisy - dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal - magnifiedImage 3: Dorsal - magnified (2)Image 4: Dorsal - magnified (3)Image 5: Dorso-lateral - magnifiedImage 6: Dorso-lateral - magnified (2)Image 7: On daisy - dorsal - magnified
4: Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
20 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Mating pair
Image 1: Mating pair - enlarged
5: Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
2 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Dorsal - enlarged

Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthophila fabriciana (Nettle-tap, Fabricius’s Nettle-tap, Common Nettle-tap)
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