Zaphne proxima (Malloch, 1920)
(a fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZaphne proxima (a fly)
GenusZaphne (a genus of flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Skidmore, P. & Ackland, D.M. 2006 Zaphne proxima (Malloch) (Diptera, Anthomyiidae) confirmed as a British species Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) 13: 43-46.

Zaphne proxima (a fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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