Symphoromyia crassicornis (Panzer, [1806])
(Moorland Snipefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly)
GenusSymphoromyia (a genus of flies)
FamilyRHAGIONIDAE (snipe flies, down-looker fly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned 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 Symphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly) :
1: Symphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly)
12 Jul 2012 OSGR: SD77 54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Two males
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - pale background (2)Image 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

Symphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Symphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Symphoromyia crassicornis (Moorland Snipefly)
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