Epistrophe grossulariae (Meigen, 1822)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly)
GenusEpistrophe (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (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)
Records of Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly) :
1: Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly)
27 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at Hogweed flowers
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Upperside - wings apartImage 3: Upperside - wings togetherImage 4: Underside
2: Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly)
26 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - enlarged

Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Epistrophe grossulariae (a hoverfly)
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