| Copestylum apiciferum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Copestylum |
| Species: | C. apiciferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Copestylum apiciferum (Townsend, 1895) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Copestylum apiciferum is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3]
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Copestylum is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti in which the larvae live.
Copestylum florida is a species in the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera ("flies"). The species is known generally as the Florida bromeliad fly.
Copestylum violaceum, the purple bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum fornax is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum isabellina, or Isabelle's bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum anna, or Anna's bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum vesicularium, the irridescent bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum macrocephalum is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum sexmaculatum, the six-spotted bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum caudatum, the hairy-horned bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum comstocki, or Comstock's bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum vittatum, the striped bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum haagii, or Haag's bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum lentum is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum victoria, or Victoria's bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum avidum, the yellow-spotted bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum barei, the violet bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
Copestylum marginatum is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.
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