Dioctria baumhaueri Meigen, 1820
(Stripe-legged Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioctria baumhaueri (Stripe-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 baumhaueri (Stripe-legged Robberfly) :
1: Dioctria baumhaueri (Stripe-legged Robberfly)
20 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in flight
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral view

Dioctria baumhaueri (Stripe-legged Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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