Geomyza venusta (Meigen, 1830)
(an opomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeomyza venusta (an opomyzid fly)
GenusGeomyza Sensu Auct. (a genus of opomyzid flies)
FamilyOPOMYZIDAE (opomyzid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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 Geomyza venusta (an opomyzid fly) :
1: Geomyza venusta (an opomyzid fly)
24 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Male - antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - genitalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - genitalia - posterior view to show forked tips of surstylar lobes - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background

Geomyza venusta (an opomyzid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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