Palloptera Fallén, 1820
(a genus of flutter flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Palloptera anderssoni
a flutter fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Palloptera modesta
a flutter fly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 11 images
Palloptera quinquemaculata
a flutter fly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 6 images
Palloptera saltuum
a flutter fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images 1 ident. refs
Palloptera trimacula
a flutter fly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Palloptera umbellatarum
a flutter fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Palloptera usta
a flutter fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Palloptera ustulata
a flutter fly
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPalloptera (a genus of flutter flies)
FamilyPALLOPTERIDAE (flutter flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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
Collin, J.E. 1951 The British Species of the Genus Palloptera Fallén (Diptera) Ent. Rec. Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 63: 1-6.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Palloptera (a genus of flutter flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Palloptera (a genus of flutter flies)
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