Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a long-legged fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPoecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly)
GenusPoecilobothrus (a genus of long-legged flies)
FamilyDOLICHOPODIDAE (long-legged flies)
SuperfamilyEMPIDOIDEA (dance flies, dagger flies, long-legged flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Empidoidea (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 Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly) :
1: Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
30 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female, on mud at side muddy pool by woodland path
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Female - dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 4: Female - dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (3)
2: Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly)
30 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on mud at side muddy pool by woodland path
Image 1: Front three-quarter view - in situ - enlarged
3: Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly)
30 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on mud at side muddy pool by woodland path
Image 1: Postero-dorsal view - in situ - enlarged

Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (a long-legged fly)
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