Botanophila Lioy, 1864
(a genus of anthomyiid flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Botanophila dissecta
a choke fly
(Click to open)
 		Species 7 images 2 ident. refs
Botanophila laterella
a choke fly
Species 2 ident. refs
Botanophila seneciella
an anthomyiid fly
Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 54 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBotanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Eggs - Tentative

Lembicz, M., Gorzynska, K., Olszanowski, Z., Michelsen & Leuchtmann, A. 2013 The occurrence and preference of Botanophila flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) for particular species of Epichloë fungi infecting wild grasses European Journal of Entomology Vol 110 (1): 129-134.

Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Botanophila (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
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