Portevinia maculata (Fallen, 1817)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPortevinia maculata (a hoverfly)
TribeCheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly) :
1: Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly)
27 Apr 2017 OSGR: ST91 50° 60’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, on Ramsons leaf
Image 1: Male - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly)
21 May 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Ramsons leaf
Image 1: Male - abdomen - underside - tip - highly enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Male - head - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Male - head - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 6: Male - lateral viewImage 7: Male - ventral viewImage 8: Male - ventral view - enlarged

Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Portevinia maculata (a hoverfly)
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