Helophilus trivittatus (Fabricius, 1805)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelophilus trivittatus (a hoverfly)
GenusHelophilus (a genus of hoverflies)
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 Helophilus trivittatus (a hoverfly) :
1: Helophilus trivittatus (a hoverfly)
26 Aug 2012 OSGR: SH85 53° 10’ N, 3° 50’ W Vice County: Denbigh (VC 50) Wales
Female, sunning, on Buddleja leaf
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

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

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