Sapromyza sexpunctata Meigen, 1826
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSapromyza sexpunctata (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusSapromyza (a genus of lauxaniid flies)
FamilyLAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate 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 Sapromyza sexpunctata (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Sapromyza sexpunctata (a lauxaniid fly)
20 Aug 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, resting on Buddleia leaf at 8am.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Wing - magnified - white background

Sapromyza sexpunctata (a lauxaniid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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