Leucopis geniculata Zetterstedt, 1855
(a silverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucopis geniculata (a silverfly)
GenusLeucopis (a genus of silverflies)
FamilyCHAMAEMYIIDAE (silverflies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mclean, I.F.G. 1982 Three species of Leucopis Meigen (Diptera: Chamaemyiidae) new to Britain Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 94: 70-72.

Leucopis geniculata (a silverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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