Eriothrix rufomaculata (De Geer, 1776)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
TribeVoriini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyDEXIINAE (a subfamily of parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid 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 Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Ragwort
Image 1: Visiting Ragwort - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Visiting Ragwort - posterior view - enlarged
2: Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, feeding on yellow composite in garden
Image 1: In situ - dorsal view - close-upImage 2: In situ - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: In situ - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 4: In situ - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 5: In situ - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 6: In situ - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 7: In situ - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 8: Dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 10: Dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 11: Lateral view - magnifiedImage 12: Ventral view - magnified
3: Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
8 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
At MV
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view
4: Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
1 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in evening on Buddleia leaf
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventro-lateral view

Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eriothrix rufomaculata (a parasitoid fly)
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