Bembecia ichneumoniformis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Six-belted Clearwing)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing)
GenusBembecia (a genus of clearwings)
SubfamilySESIINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilySESIIDAE (clearwings)
SuperfamilyCOSSOIDEA (goat and leopard moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
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 Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing) :
1: Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing)
16 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on my anorak which had been left lying on grass in the evening
Image 1: Dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal - enlarged (2)Image 3: Lateral - enlargedImage 4: Lateral - enlarged (2)Image 5: Lateral - enlarged (3)

Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Bembecia ichneumoniformis (Six-belted Clearwing)
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