Cheilosia caerulescens (Meigen, 1822)
(Sempervivum Leaf-miner)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner)
GenusCheilosia (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeCheilosiini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
RHS Sempervivum leaf miner apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=523
Ståhls, G. & Barkalov, A.V. 2017 Taxonomic review of the Palaearctic species of the Cheilosia caerulescens-group (Diptera, Syrphidae) ZooKeys Vol 662: 131-171.

Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cheilosia caerulescens (Sempervivum Leaf-miner)
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