Phaeostigma notata (Fabricius, 1781)
(a snake fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhaeostigma notata (a snake fly)
FamilyRAPHIDIIDAE (a family of snakeflies)
OrderRAPHIDIOPTERA (snake 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 Phaeostigma notata (a snake fly) :
1: Phaeostigma notata (a snake fly)
14 May 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
at rest
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - wings spread - grey backgroundImage 5: Forewing - tip - close-up - magnifiedImage 6: Head and pronotum - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 7: Head and pronotum - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 8: Wings - close-up - enlargedImage 9: Wing venation - close-up - enlarged

Phaeostigma notata (a snake fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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