Nowickia ferox (Panzer, 1809)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
TribeTachinini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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 Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
17 Jun 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Valeriana
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
16 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on Marjoram flowers
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - lateral - enlargedImage 3: Female - ventral - enlargedImage 4: Female - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal - magnifiedImage 5: Head, antennae - lateral - magnifiedImage 6: Head, antennae, thorax - lateral - magnifiedImage 7: Head, antennae - ventral - magnified
3: Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
8 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on flowers of Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Male - antero-lateral - close-upImage 2: Male - antero-lateral - close-up (2)Image 3: Male - antero-lateral - close-up (3)Image 4: Male - antero-lateral - close-up (4)Image 5: Male - dorsal - close-upImage 6: Male - dorsal - close-up (2)Image 7: Male - dorsal - close-up (3)Image 8: Male - dorsal view - close-upImage 9: Male - dorsal view - close-up (2)Image 10: Male - dorsal view - close-up (3)Image 11: Male - dorso-lateral - close-upImage 12: Male - dorso-lateral - close-up (2)Image 13: Male - dorso-lateral - close-up (3)Image 14: Male - front three-quarter view - close-upImage 15: Male - front three-quarter view - close-up (2)Image 16: Male - lateral view - close-upImage 17: Male - lateral view - close-up (2)Image 18: Male - lateral view - close-up (3)Image 19: Male - posterior view - close-upImage 20: Male - postero-dorsal - close-upImage 21: Male - postero-lateral - close-upImage 22: Male - rear three-quarter view - close-upImage 23: Male - visiting Hemp Agrimony flowersImage 24: Male - head - enlarged

Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nowickia ferox (a parasitoid fly)
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