Dioctria linearis (Fabricius, 1787)
(Small Yellow-legged Robberfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDioctria linearis (Small Yellow-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 linearis (Small Yellow-legged Robberfly) :
1: Dioctria linearis (Small Yellow-legged Robberfly)
21 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Oak leaf
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view

Dioctria linearis (Small Yellow-legged Robberfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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