Eristalinus sepulchralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly)
GenusEristalinus (a genus of flies)
TribeEristalini (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)
Records of Eristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly) :
1: Eristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly)
22 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU10 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept off Creeping Thistle
Image 1: Male - antennae - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Eristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly)
9 Jun 2012 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Dog Daisy
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - ovipositor everted - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - ovipositor everted - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - ventro-lateral view - ovipositor everted - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eristalinus sepulchralis (a hoverfly)
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