Syrphus ribesii (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
GenusSyrphus (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (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 Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly) :
1: Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
23 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Alexanders
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
24 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Cat’s Ear capitulum
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Wing base with alula and squama - magnifiedImage 6: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
3: Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Yarrow
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - on Yarrow - enlargedImage 3: Female - front-three-quarter view - on Yarrow - enlargedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - close=up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - rear three-quarter view - on Yarrow - enlarged
4: Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on yellow Composite in garden
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (3)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (4)Image 5: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (5)Image 6: Male - lateral view - on flower - enlargedImage 7: Male - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Male - dorso-lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 9: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 11: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Syrphus ribesii (a hoverfly)
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