Paykullia maculata (Fallén, 1815)
(Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPaykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)
FamilyCALLIPHORIDAE (blowflies, bluebottles, green bottles and woodlouse-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 Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly) :
1: Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)
11 Aug 2007 OSGR: SU69 51° 40’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, on trunk of ancient Apple tree
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnified (2)Image 6: Female - head - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Female - subscutellum - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Female - thorax - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Female - wing - close-up - magnified
2: Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)
27 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, indoors
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Male - ventral view - enlarged

Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Paykullia maculata (Picture-winged Woodlouse-fly)
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