Urophora solstitialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Musk Thistle Gall-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUrophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)
GenusUrophora (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit 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)
Records of Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly) :
1: Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)
30 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Female, swept off Nodding Thistle
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Female - aculeus - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Female - aculeus tip - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Female - aculeus tip - magnified - white background

Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Urophora solstitialis (Musk Thistle Gall-fly)
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