Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866
(a rain fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthomyia procellaris (a rain fly)
GenusAnthomyia (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house 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 Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly) :
1: Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly)
3 May 2015 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, resting on fence post/gate
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - genitalia - half open - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - genitalia - half open - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - genitalia - lateral view showing surstyli - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Male - genitalia - latero-posterior view showing cercal plate and surstyli - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Male - genitalia - sternite V - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Male - terminalia - half open - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
29 Jun 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on fence
Image 1: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged

Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anthomyia procellaris (a rain fly)

A common grey fly with bold black patches. It resembles its congener, the Rain Fly, Anthomyia pluvialis

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