Pherbellia cinerella (Fallen, 1820)
(a snail-killing fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
GenusPherbellia (a genus of snail-killing flies)
FamilySCIOMYZIDAE (snail-killing flies)
SuperfamilySCIOMYZOIDEA (snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp 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 Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly) :
1: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
23 Apr 2019 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off yellow crucifers, (probably volunteer oil-seed rape)
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
21 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, by general sweeping, at 9pm
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
9 Aug 2014 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
1 male, 1 female, swept off Sea Purslane . Photos: Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
4: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
25 Jun 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Kidney Vetch
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings slightly apart - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Wing - magnified
5: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, resting on Dogwood leaf . Photos: In situ and close-ups
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - in situ - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 7: Female - in situ - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Wing - ventral view - highly enlarged - pale background
6: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
17 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU37 51° 30’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
general sweeping
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - pale background
7: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept off Kidney Vetch
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - pale background (2)
8: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept off Kidney Vetch
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale background
9: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - pale background
10: Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly)
9 May 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at light
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - pale background

Pherbellia cinerella (a snail-killing fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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