Symplecta stictica (Meigen, 1818)
(a lesser cranefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymplecta stictica (a lesser cranefly)
GenusSymplecta (a genus of lesser craneflies)
FamilyLIMONIIDAE (lesser craneflies)
SuperfamilyTIPULOIDEA (craneflies)
InfraorderTipulomorpha (craneflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
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 Symplecta stictica (a lesser cranefly) :
1: Symplecta stictica (a lesser cranefly)
30 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on knotweed
Image 1: Female - lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - on leaf - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Female - latero-dorsal view - on leaf - enlargedImage 4: Female - latero-dorsal view - on leaf - enlarged (2)

Symplecta stictica (a lesser cranefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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