Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (De Geer, 1776)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly)
GenusXanthogramma (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 Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly) :
1: Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly)
25 May 2014 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female
Image 1: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-up (2)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xanthogramma citrofasciatum (a hoverfly)
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