Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823)
(Variegated Fruit-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhortica variegata (Variegated Fruit-fly)
FamilyDROSOPHILIDAE (fruit or vinegar 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Falck, M. 2007 Phortica variegata (Fallén, 1823) (Diptera, Drosophilidae) new to Norway NJE Vol 54 (2): 113-114.

Phortica variegata (Variegated Fruit-fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phortica variegata (Variegated Fruit-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phortica variegata (Variegated Fruit-fly)
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