Leucopis glyphinivora Tanasijtshuk, 1958
(a silverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucopis glyphinivora (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
Smith, K.G.V. & Mclean, I.F.G. 1998 Leucopis glyphinivora Tanasijtshuk (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae) new to Britain and the aerial distribution of its puparium by thistle pappus. Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 134: 85-87.

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

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