Phasia hemiptera (Fabricius, 1794)
(a shield bug parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
GenusPhasia (a genus of bug parasitoid flies)
TribePhasiini (a tribe of bug parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyPHASIINAE (bug 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 Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly) :
1: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
20 Aug 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Wasp-predated male wing on Hemp Agrimony flower head
Image 1: Male - wing - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
18 Aug 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - latero-dorsal viewImage 5: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - postero-dorsal viewImage 6: Male - on Hemp Agrimony - postero-dorsal view - enlarged
3: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
16 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Female - postero-lateral view - close-up - enlarged
4: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
15 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Female - lateral view - in situ - enlargedImage 4: Female - latero-dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 5: Female - postero-dorsal view - in situ - enlarged
5: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - antero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Male - antero-dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 5: Male - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 6: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 7: Male - front three-quarter view - close-upImage 8: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 9: Male - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 10: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-upImage 11: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Male - posterior view - close-up - enlarged
6: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
10 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on Hemp Agrimony flowers
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 4: Female - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Female - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - ventral view - enlargedImage 6: Female - on Sunflower - dorsal view - enlargedImage 7: Female - on Sunflower - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Female - on Sunflower - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 9: Female - on Sunflower - front three-quarter view - enlarged (2)Image 10: Female - on Sunflower - lateral view - enlargedImage 11: Female - on Sunflower - lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 12: Female - on Sunflower - postero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 13: Female - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 14: Female - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - magnified
7: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
10 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Hemp Agrimony flowers
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - anterior viewImage 3: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - antero-dorsal viewImage 4: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - antero-dorsal view (2)Image 5: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - antero-lateral viewImage 6: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal viewImage 7: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal view (2)Image 8: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal view (3)Image 9: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal view (4)Image 10: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal view (5)Image 11: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - dorsal view (6)Image 12: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - front three-quarter viewImage 13: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - lateral viewImage 14: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - lateral view (2)Image 15: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - lateral view (3)Image 16: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - lateral view (4)Image 17: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - latero-dorsal viewImage 18: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - latero-dorsal view (2)Image 19: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - latero-dorsal view (3)Image 20: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - postero-dorsal viewImage 21: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - postero-dorsal - viewImage 22: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - postero-lateral viewImage 23: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - postero-lateral view (2)Image 24: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - rear three-quarter viewImage 25: Male - on Hemp Agrimony flowers - rear three-quarter view (2)Image 26: Male - ventral view - grey backgroundImage 27: Male - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 28: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged
8: Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly)
2 May 1999 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Male
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal view (2)Image 4: Male - dorsum and scutellum - dorsal viewImage 5: Male - head and thorax - latero-dorsal viewImage 6: Male - head - anterior viewImage 7: Male - head - anterior view (2)Image 8: Male - head - dorsal viewImage 9: Male - head - dorsal view (2)Image 10: Male - head - lateral viewImage 11: Male - head - lateral view (2)Image 12: Male - scutellum and squamaeImage 13: Male - ventral viewImage 14: Male - ventral view (2)Image 15: Male - wing - grey backgroundImage 16: Male - wing - pale background

Phasia hemiptera (a shield bug parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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