Estheria cristata (Meigen, 1826)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Estheria cristata (Meigen, 1826)
- Name authority
- (Meigen, 1826)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Estheria
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyTachinidae
- subfamilyDexiinae
- tribeDexiini
- genusEstheria Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
- speciesEstheria cristata (Meigen, 1826)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Estheria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Estheria acuta (Portschinsky, 1881) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria albipila (Mesnil, 1963) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria cinerella Mesnil, 1967 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria graeca Röder, 1888 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria lacteipennis Mesnil, 1967 | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria latigena (Villeneuve, 1911) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria lesnei (Villeneuve, 1913) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria notopleuralis (Emden, 1947) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria pallicornis (Loew, 1873) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria petiolata (Bonsdorff, 1866) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estheria simonyi (Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1891) | TachinidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Estheria floralis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | synonym |
| Estheria imperatoriae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | synonym |
| Sarcophaga edax Walker, 1849 Walker, 1849 | synonym |
| Dexia cristata Meigen, 1826 Meigen, 1826 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Meigen, J.W. (1826) Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Funfter Theil. Schulz-Wundermann, Hamm. xii + 412 pp. [after 1826.08.01, preface date].Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3BJSX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.