Helina impuncta (Fallen, 1825)
(a muscid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelina impuncta (a muscid fly)
GenusHelina (a genus of muscid flies)
FamilyMUSCIDAE (muscid flies: house fly, green bottles)
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 Helina impuncta (a muscid fly) :
1: Helina impuncta (a muscid fly)
25 May 2012 OSGR: TQ01 50° 50’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Male, on leaf of Large-leaved Lime
Image 1: Male - antennae - anterior view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsum - oblique view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsum - oblique view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 12: Male - thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 13: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

Helina impuncta (a muscid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Helina impuncta (a muscid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Helina impuncta (a muscid fly)
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