Sialis lutaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Common Alderfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSialis lutaria (Common Alderfly)
GenusSialis (alderflies)
FamilySIALIDAE (alder flies)
OrderMEGALOPTERA (alderflies)
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 Sialis lutaria (Common Alderfly) :
1: Sialis lutaria (Common Alderfly)
20 May 2018 OSGR: SU30 50° 50’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - terminalia - posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - terminalia - ventro-posterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Sialis lutaria (Common Alderfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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