Sericomyia silentis (Harris, [1776])
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
GenusSericomyia (a genus of flies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly) :
1: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
30 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE89 54° 20’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Visiting flower - dorsal view - close-up
2: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
25 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH91 57° 10’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
Slightly crippled specimen that couldn’t fly, resting on Heather
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-upImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 3: Dorso-lateral view - close-up (2)Image 4: Anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged
3: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
24 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
large specimen, on bog at edge of Loch
Image 1: Adult - ventral view - wings apart - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - wings apart - grey background
4: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
24 Aug 2005 OSGR: NH80 57° 10’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: East Inverness-shire (VC 96) Scotland
small specimen, on bog at edge of Loch
Image 1: Anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Antero-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Antero-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 7: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 8: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 9: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (6)
5: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
17 Aug 2003 OSGR: SY59 50° 50’ N, 2° 40’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Feeding at umbel flowers
Image 1: Side viewImage 2: Top view
6: Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly)
7 Sep 1975 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Visiting Devil’s Bit Scabious
Image 1: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - close-up - enlargedImage 2: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - enlargedImage 5: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: On Devil\'s Bit Scabious - posterior view - close-up - enlarged

Sericomyia silentis (a hoverfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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