Copestylum florida

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Copestylum florida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Copestylum
Species:
C. florida
Binomial name
Copestylum florida
(Hull, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Volucella florida Hull, 1941

Copestylum florida is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). [1] [2] The species is known generally as the Florida bromeliad fly. [3]

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References

  1. "Copestylum florida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "Copestylum florida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "Copestylum florida Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

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