Suillia affinis (Meigen, 1830)
(a heleomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuillia affinis (a heleomyzid fly)
GenusSuillia (a genus of heleomyzid flies)
FamilyHELEOMYZIDAE (a family of flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (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 Suillia affinis (a heleomyzid fly) :
1: Suillia affinis (a heleomyzid fly)
20 May 2007 OSGR: TL88 52° 20’ N, 0° 40’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Female, resting on Oak branch
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - natural backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 4: Female - dorsal view - natural background (3)Image 5: Female - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 6: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Female - head - anterior view - close-up - magnified (2)Image 11: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 12: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 14: Female - head - lateral view showing antenna - close-up - magnifiedImage 15: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 16: Female - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Female - in situ - lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 18: Female - in situ - lateral view - enlargedImage 19: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 20: Female - scutellum - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 21: Female - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 22: Wing - close-up - highly enlargedImage 23: Wing - close-up - highly enlarged (2)

Suillia affinis (a heleomyzid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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