Sphaerophoria philanthus (Meigen, 1822)
(a hoverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphaerophoria philanthus (a hoverfly)
GenusSphaerophoria (a genus of hoverflies)
TribeSyrphini (a tribe of hoverflies)
SubfamilySYRPHINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
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 Sphaerophoria philanthus (a hoverfly) :
1: Sphaerophoria philanthus (a hoverfly)
25 Aug 2013 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Male, visiting cultivated golden-rod
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - terminalia - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Sphaerophoria philanthus (a hoverfly)
23 Aug 2013 OSGR: TQ15 51° 20’ N, 0° 20’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
moribund males, hanging on underside of garden golden-rod
Image 1: Entomophthora-infected male - abdomen with emerging conidiophores and spore halo - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Entomophthora-infected male - abdomen with emerging conidiophores and spore halo - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Entomophthora-infected male - abdomen with emerging conidiophores and spore halo - magnified - grey background (2)Image 4: Entomophthora-infected male - emerging conidiophores and spore halo - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Entomophthora-infected male - genital capsule - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Entomophthora-infected male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Entomophthora-infected male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background

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

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