Cheilosia Meigen, 1822
(a genus of hoverflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cheilosia albitarsus group
Cheilosia with orange front tarsi
Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 2 subtaxa 38 images
Cheilosia antiqua group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 1 subtaxa 7 images
Cheilosia bergenstammi group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 1 subtaxa 14 images
Cheilosia caerulescens
Sempervivum Leaf-miner
Species 2 ident. refs
Cheilosia carbonaria group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 2 subtaxa 17 images 2 ident. refs
Cheilosia grossa group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Species group 3 subtaxa 8 images 2 ident. refs
Cheilosia illustrata group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
(Click to open)
 		Species group 1 subtaxa 20 images
Cheilosia impressa group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 1 subtaxa 13 images
Cheilosia pagana group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species group 2 subtaxa 28 images
Cheilosia variabilis group
a group of Cheilosia hoverflies
Male (Click to open)
 		Species group 1 subtaxa 18 images
Cheilosia (unidentified)
Unidentified Cheilosia Hoverflies
Female (Click to open)
 		Unidentified 10 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeCheilosiini (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)

Cheilosia (a genus of hoverflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 44 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
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