Chaetorellia jaceae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
(Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly)
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 Chaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly) :
1: Chaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly)
23 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Sawwort etc.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - wings down - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wing - magnified - white background

Chaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chaetorellia jaceae (Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly)
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