Chamaemyia flavipalpis (Haliday, 1838)
(a silverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChamaemyia flavipalpis (a silverfly)
GenusChamaemyia (a genus of silverflies)
FamilyCHAMAEMYIIDAE (silverflies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate 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 Chamaemyia flavipalpis (a silverfly) :
1: Chamaemyia flavipalpis (a silverfly)
29 Jun 2017 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Marram in sand dunes
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - wings down - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Chamaemyia flavipalpis (a silverfly) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Image 1: 3 views

Chamaemyia flavipalpis (a silverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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