Myopites inulaedyssentericae Blot, 1827
(Fleabane Gall-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyopites inulaedyssentericae (Fleabane Gall-fly)
GenusMyopites (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing 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
Freidberg, A. 1979 On the taxonomy and biology of the genus Myopites (Diptera: Tephritidae). Israel Journal of Entomology Vol XIII: 13-26.
Freidberg, A. 1979 On the taxonomy and biology of the genus Myopites (Diptera: Tephritidae). Israel Journal of Entomology Vol XIII: 13-26.

Myopites inulaedyssentericae (Fleabane Gall-fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myopites inulaedyssentericae (Fleabane Gall-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myopites inulaedyssentericae (Fleabane Gall-fly)
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