Dioctria atricapilla Meigen, 1804
(Violet Black-legged Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly)
GenusDioctria (a genus of robber flies)
FamilyASILIDAE (robber flies, assassin flies)
SuperfamilyASILOIDEA (robber & assassin flies, bee flies, stiletto flies & window flies)
InfraorderAsilomorpha (robber, bee, stiletto, window, dagger, long-legged & spider-parasite flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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 Dioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly) :
1: Dioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Swept off grassy Hypocheris radicata
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view
2: Dioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly)
10 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view

Dioctria atricapilla (Violet Black-legged Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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