Parhelophilus frutetorum (Fabricius, 1775)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly)
GenusParhelophilus (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 Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly) :
1: Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly)
7 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Hemlock Water-dropwort
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
2: Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly)
11 Jun 2003 OSGR: ST48 51° 30’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Monmouth (VC 35) United Kingdom
Male, visiting umbels of Hemlock Water-dropwort
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - dark backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - dark background (2)Image 3: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - landscapeImage 6: Male - ventral view - portraitImage 7: Male - external genitalia - ventral - enlargedImage 8: Male - head and forelegs - ventral - enlargedImage 9: Male - head and forelegs - ventral - enlarged (2)Image 10: Male - head and thorax - dorsal - enlargedImage 11: Male - hindlegs, abdomen and genitalia - ventral - enlarged

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parhelophilus frutetorum (a hoverfly)
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