Botanophila dissecta (Meigen, 1826)
(a choke fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBotanophila dissecta (a choke fly)
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)
Records of Botanophila dissecta (a choke fly) :
1: Botanophila dissecta (a choke fly) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 May 2004 OSGR: SO71 51° 50’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
larvae mining Choke on Cocksfoot grass
Image 1: Case - portion - magnifiedImage 2: Egg shell - magnifiedImage 3: Larval case - in situ - enlargedImage 4: Larval case - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Larval case - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Larval case - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 7: Larval case - oblique view - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ackland, D.M. 1972 Note Entomologist 105: 231-232.
Williams, C.B. 1971 Notes on a fungus eating Anthomyiid fly in North Britain and in North America Entomologist 104: 1-3.

Botanophila dissecta (a choke fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Botanophila dissecta (a choke fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Botanophila dissecta (a choke fly)
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