Parydra quadripunctata (Meigen, 1830)
(a shore fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParydra quadripunctata (a shore fly)
GenusParydra (a genus of shore flies)
FamilyEPHYDRIDAE (shore flies)
SuperfamilyEPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore 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)
Records of Parydra quadripunctata (a shore fly) :
1: Parydra quadripunctata (a shore fly)
5 Apr 2018 OSGR: SU21 50° 60’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
visiting Daisy
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Parydra quadripunctata (a shore fly)
18 Apr 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, swept from muddy stream
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey background
3: Parydra quadripunctata (a shore fly)
18 Apr 2013 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, swept from muddy stream
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Female - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Female - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 12: Hind, mid and fore coxae - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Mid and hind coxae - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background

Parydra quadripunctata (a shore fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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