Hover flies (Episyrphus balteatus) with an thistle (Cirsium sp)

Size approx 16mm.

 

Hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus) scientific classification.

 

Superdomain: Neomura

Domain: Eukaryota

(unranked): Opisthokonta

(unranked) Holozoa

(unranked) Filozoa

Kingdom: Animalia

Subkingdom: Eumetazoa

Clade: Bilateria

Clade: Nephrozoa

(unranked): Protostomia

Superphylum: Ecdysozoa

(unranked): Panarthropoda

(unranked): Tactopoda

Phylum: Arthropoda

Clade: Pancrustacea

Subphylum: Hexapoda

Class: Insecta

Subclass: Pterygota

Infraclass: Neoptera

Superorder: Endopterygota

Order: Diptera

Suborder: Brachycera

Infraorder: Muscomorpha

Section: Aschiza

Superfamily: Syrphoidea

Family: Syrphidae

Subfamily: Syrphinae

Tribe: Syrphini

Genus: Episyrphus

Species: E. balteatus

 

Thistle (Cirsium sp) scientific classification.

 

Superdomain: Neomura

Domain: Eukaryota

(unranked): Diaphoretickes

(unranked): Archaeplastida

Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Streptophyta

Clade: Embryophytes

Clade: Polysporangiophytes

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Superdivision: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Asteridae

Order: Asterales

Family: Asteraceae

Subfamily: Carduoideae

Tribe: Cardueae

Subtribe: Carduinae

Genus: Cirsium

 

 

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