List of Copestylum species

Last updated February 06, 2026

This is a list of 332 species in the genus Copestylum .^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Copestylum species

C. abdominale (Wiedemann, 1930)^[5]
C. abrupta (Curran, 1925)
C. acutifrons (Curran, 1939)
C. alberlena Marcos-Garcia & Perez-Banon, 2002
C. albertoi Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. albifrons (Curran, 1939)
C. albitarse (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. alcedo (Curran, 1926)
C. alcedoides (Curran, 1939)
C. alchimista (Rondani, 1848)
C. ambrosettii (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. amethystinum (Bigot, 1875)
C. anastasia (Hull, 1945)
C. anna (Williston, 1887) (Anna's bromeliad fly)
C. apertum (Walker, 1860)
C. apicale (Loew, 1866)
C. apiciferum (Townsend, 1895)
C. apicula (Curran, 1939)
C. aricia (Curran, 1930)
C. astarte (Hull, 1950)
C. aster (Curran, 1939)
C. aureum (Fluke, 1951)
C. avidum (Osten Sacken, 1877) (yellow-spotted bromeliad fly)
C. azureum (Philippi, 1865)
C. azurinum (Hull, 1941)
C. barbara Hancock & Marcos-Garcia, 2007^[6]
C. barei (Curran, 1925) (violet bromeliad fly)
C. bassleri (Curran, 1939)
C. beatricea (Hull, 1950)
C. belinda (Hull, 1949)
C. belizensis Sedman, 1975
C. bellulum (Williston, 1891)
C. bequaerti Curran, 1930
C. bimaculatum (Sack, 1941)
C. binominatum (Goot, 1964)
C. bipunctatum (Hull, 1941)
C. bolivianum (Hine, 1914)
C. boqueronense Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007^[6]
C. bradleyi (Curran, 1925)
C. brazilianum (Hull, 1938)
C. breve (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. brevifacies (Curran, 1926)
C. brevivittatum (Curran, 1930)
C. bruneri (Curran, 1939)
C. brunneum (Thunberg, 1789)
C. brunnicolor (Hull, 1938)
C. brunnigaster (Hull, 1943)
C. bulbosum (Fluke, 1951)
C. caesariatum (Williston, 1891)
C. calochaetum (Hull, 1941)
C. camposi (Curran, 1939)
C. capensis (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. carlosii Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. caudatum Curran, 1927 (hairy-horned bromeliad fly)
C. chaetogaster (Hull, 1943)
C. chaetophorum (Williston, 1887)
C. chalybescens (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. chapadense (Curran, 1930)
C. cinctiventre (Curran, 1930)
C. circe (Curran, 1939)
C. circumdatum (Walker, 1857)
C. circumscriptum (Curran, 1939)
C. claripenne (Curran, 1925)
C. clarum (Hull, 1942)
C. cochabamba Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. cockerelli (Curran, 1927)
C. colombiense Thompson, 1976
C. compactum (Curran, 1925)
C. comstocki (Williston, 1887) (Comstock's bromeliad fly)
C. conabioi Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. concinnum (Philippi, 1865)
C. conifacium (Hull, 1943)
C. contumax (Curran, 1939)
C. cordiae (Townsend, 1897)
C. correctum (Curran, 1927)
C. corumbense (Curran, 1930)
C. craverii (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. crepuscularium (Hull, 1942)
C. cruciatum (Hull, 1943)
C. cubomaculatum (Hull, 1937)
C. cupricolor (Hull, 1948)
C. curiosum (Curran, 1939)
C. currani (Fluke, 1951)
C. cyanescens (Macquart, 1842)
C. cyanoprora (Curran, 1939)
C. delila (Hull, 1950)
C. dichroicum (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. dimorphium (Curran, 1939)
C. discale (Curran, 1926)
C. dispar (Macquart, 1846)
C. dorsale (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. duida (Curran, 1930)
C. elizabethae Hancock & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. emeralda (Hull, 1944)
C. emilia (Curran, 1939)
C. escomeli (Curran, 1929)
C. eugenia (Williston, 1887)
C. exeugenia (Curran, 1953)
C. externum (Curran, 1939)
C. flavipenne (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. flavissimum (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. flaviventre (Macquart, 1846)
C. florella (Hull, 1944)
C. florida (Hull, 1941) (Florida bromeliad fly)
C. flukei (Curran, 1936)
C. fornax (Townsend, 1895)
C. fractum (Curran, 1926)
C. fraudulentum (Williston, 1891)
C. frauenfeldi (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. frontale (Sack, 1941)
C. fulvicorne (Bigot, 1883)
C. fulvolucens (Walker, 1852)
C. fulvonotatum (Bigot, 1875)
C. fumipenne (Sack, 1941)
C. fumosum (Hull, 1943)
C. furens (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. galantei Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. gelenitae Marcos-Garcia & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. gertschi (Curran, 1939)
C. gibberum (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. gorgon (Hull, 1950)
C. granulatum (Hull, 1944)
C. guianicum (Hine, 1914)
C. haagii (Jaennicke, 1867) (Haag's bromeliad fly)
C. hambletoni (Fluke, 1951)
C. hidalgense Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. hirtipes (Macquart, 1850)
C. hispaniolae Thompson, 1981
C. horticole (Hull, 1943)
C. horvathi (Szilády, 1926)
C. hoya (Curran, 1947)
C. hyalinipenne (Hull, 1944)
C. hyalopterum (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. hydrofenestra (Hull, 1943)
C. hystrix (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. imitans (Curran, 1926)
C. impressum (Hull, 1949)
C. inconsistens (Curran, 1939)
C. infractum Thompson, 1981
C. inquisitor (Hull, 1943)
C. integrum (Walker, 1857)
C. intona (Curran, 1928)
C. isabellina (Williston, 1887) (Isabelle's bromeliad fly)
C. joei Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. johnsoni (Curran, 1925)
C. kahli (Hull, 1938)
C. lacticoeruleum (Hull, 1944)
C. lanei (Curran, 1936)
C. latevitatum (Curran, 1939)
C. latum (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. lentum Williston, 1887
C. limbipenne Williston, 1887
C. liriope (Hull, 1949)
C. longirostre (Macquart, 1846)
C. louisae Hancock & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. lucilia (Hull, 1950)
C. lugens (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. lumina (Hull, 1937)
C. lunuliferum (Hull, 1937)
C. macquarti (Curran, 1926)
C. macrocephalum (Giglio-tos, 1892)
C. macrorhinum (Bigot, 1875)
C. macula (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. maculoides (Curran, 1939)
C. mamorum Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007^[6]
C. marceli (Curran, 1939)
C. marginatum (Say, 1829)
C. megacephalum (Loew, 1863)
C. melleum (Jannicke, 1867)
C. meretricias (Williston, 1888)
C. metallorum (Walker, 1852)
C. mexicanum (Macquart, 1842) (Mexican cactus fly)
C. milae Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. minimum (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. missionera (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. mocanum (Curran, 1936)
C. morpho (Curran, 1939)
C. multipunctatum Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. musanum (Curran, 1930)
C. muscarium (Thomson, 1869)
C. musicanum (Curran, 1930)
C. mustoides (Curran, 1927)
C. nautlanum (Townsend, 1897)
C. neosplendens Thompson, 1976
C. neotropicum Thompson, 1976
C. nigriceps (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. nigrifacies (Bigot, 1875)
C. nigripes (Bigot, 1857)
C. nigropodum (Hull, 1949)
C. nigroviride (Hull, 1949)
C. nitidigaster (Hull, 1937)
C. notatum (Bigot, 1875)
C. obliquicorne (Curran, 1939)
C. obscurior (Curran, 1939)
C. obscuripenne (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. oestroides (Hull, 1943)
C. omochroma (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. opalescens (Townsend, 1901)
C. opalicolor (Hull, 1943)
C. opalina (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. opeostoma (Hull, 1949)
C. opinator (Williston, 1891)
C. ornatum (Williston, 1891)
C. osburni (Hull, 1942)
C. oscillans Hancock & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. otongaensis Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. pachecoi (Curran, 1939)
C. pallens (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. pallidithorax (Hull, 1941)
C. pallisteri (Curran, 1953)
C. palmyra (Hull, 1949)
C. panamense (Curran, 1930)
C. panamenum (Curran, 1939)
C. parana (Hull, 1942)
C. parina (Fluke, 1951)
C. parvum (Rondani, 1848)
C. pectorale (Rondani, 1863)
C. persimile (Williston, 1888)
C. pertinax (Hull, 1950)
C. peruvianum (Vimmer & Soukup, 1938)
C. pica (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. pictum (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. picturatum (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. pinkusi (Curran, 1938)
C. placivum (Hull, 1943)
C. plaumanni (Curran, 1939)
C. plorans (Rondani, 1848)
C. posticum (Say, 1829)
C. prasinus (Schiner, 1868)^[7]
C. prescutellare (Williston, 1888)
C. procteri (Curran, 1939)
C. profaupar Marinoni, 2004
C. pseudopallens Thompson, 1981
C. pseudotachina (Hull, 1936)
C. pubescens (Loew, 1861)
C. pulchripes (Bigot, 1875)
C. pulchrum (Williston, 1891)
C. punctiferum (Bigot, 1875)
C. punctigena (Hull, 1937)
C. purpurascens (Loew, 1869)
C. purpureum (Walker, 1849)
C. purpuriferum (Bigot, 1875)
C. pusillum (Macquart, 1842)
C. puyarum Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. quadratum (Williston, 1891)
C. rafaelanum (Townsend, 1897)
C. rectifacies Thompson, 1981
C. rectum (Wulp, 1882)
C. rhea (Hull, 1950)
C. robustum (Sack, 1941)
C. roraima (Curran, 1939)
C. rosa (Curran, 1939)
C. rospigliosii (Brethes, 1920)
C. rufitarse Thompson, 1976
C. rufoscutellare (Philippi, 1865)
C. rurale (Curran, 1939)
C.santarosae Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. saphirinum (Bigot, 1883)
C. sappho (Hull, 1949)
C. satur (Osten Sacken, 1877) (spotted-wing bromeliad fly)
C. schwarzi Curran, 1935
C. scintillans (Hull, 1949)
C. scutellatum (Macquart, 1842)
C. selectum (Curran, 1939)
C. sexmaculatum (Palisot de Beauvois, 1819) (six-spotted bromeliad fly)
C. sica (Curran, 1953)
C. simile Giglio-Tos, 1892
C. smithae (Thompson, 1965)
C. soror (Bigot, 1883)
C. spectrale (Hull, 1942)
C. spinigerum (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. spinithorax (Lynch Arribalzaga, 1892)
C. splendens (Townsend, 1897)
C. squamigerum (Curran, 1925)
C. sternale (Curran, 1930)
C. stigmatum (Hull, 1949)
C. subcoeruleum (Rondani, 1863)
C. submetallicum (Rondani, 1848)
C. subrostratum (Rondani, 1848)
C. sultzi (Curran, 1939)
C. tacanense Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. tapanti Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. tapia Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. tatei (Curran, 1930)
C. teffera (Curran, 1939)
C. tetetzoi Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. tibiale (Macquart, 1846)
C. tricinctum (Bigot, 1875)
C. trifascium (Walker, 1857)
C. tripunctatum (Hull, 1949)
C. trituberculatum Thompson, 1976
C. triunfense Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. trivittatum Thompson, 1988
C. truncatum Rotheray & Hancock, 2009^[8]
C. tumicephalum (Hull, 1943)
C. tympanitis (Fabricius, 1805)
C. ulrica (Hull, 1950)
C. umamas Hancock & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. unicolor (Curran, 1925)
C. unilectum (Walker, 1860)
C. vacuum (Fabricius, 1775)
C. vagum (Wiedemann, 1830)^[5]
C. valeria (Hull, 1944)
C. vampyrum (Hull, 1942)
C. varians (Bigot, 1875)
C. varichaetum (Curran, 1925)
C. variegatum (Bigot, 1875)
C. ventana (Fluke, 1951)
C. vera (Hull, 1942)
C. verdigaster (Hull, 1943)
C. vesicularium (Curran, 1947) (irridescent bromeliad fly)
C. vicinum (Bigot, 1883)
C. victoria (Williston, 1887) (Victoria's bromeliad fly)
C. vierecki (Curran, 1925)
C. villarica (Fluke, 1951)
C. viola (Hull, 1944)
C. violaceum (Say, 1829) (purple bromeliad fly)
C. virescens (Williston, 1891)
C. viridana (Townsend, 1897)
C. viride (Williston, 1888)
C. viridigaster (Hull, 1943)
C. viridula (Walker, 1860)
C. vitifacium (Hull, 1943)
C. vitrea (Hull, 1949)
C. vitripenne (Curran, 1930)
C. vittatum Thompson, 1976 (striped bromeliad fly)
C. vittifacies (Hull, 1943)
C. volcanorum Hancock & Rotheray, 2007^[6]
C. volucelloides (Bigot, 1884)
C. volucre (Giglio-Tos, 1892)
C. vulcan (Hull, 1942)
C. vulta (Fluke, 1951)
C. willinki (Fluke, 1951)
C. wulpi (Goot, 1964)
C. xalapensis Rotheray & Marcos-Garcia, 2007^[6]
C. xipe (Hull, 1942)
C. yowoi Rotheray & Hancock, 2007^[6]
C. yura (Curran, 1930)

References

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Rotheray, Graham; Marcos-, Maria-; Hancock, Geoff (2007). "Neotropical Copestylum (Diptera, Syrphidae) breeding in bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) including 22 new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 267–317. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00288.x.
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[bugref-1] "Copestylum Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

[itis-2] "Copestylum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

[eol-3] "Copestylum Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

[catlife-4] "Browse Copestylum". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-28.

[weid1830-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Wiedemann, C.R.W (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Hamm, in der Schulzischen Buchhandlung. p. 684 pp.

[roth2007-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Rotheray, Graham; Marcos-, Maria-; Hancock, Geoff (2007). "Neotropical Copestylum (Diptera, Syrphidae) breeding in bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) including 22 new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 267–317. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00288.x.

[Schiner1868-7] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Schiner, I.R. (1868). Diptera. vi In [Wullerstorf-Urbair, B. von (in charge)], Reise der osterreichischen Fregatte Novara. Zool. 2(1)B. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn. pp. 388pp., 4 pls.

[roth2009-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rotheray, Graham; Marcos, Maria; Hancock, Geoff (2009). "Neotropical Copestylum (Diptera, Syrphidae) breeding in Agavaceae and Cactaceae including seven new species" . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. · 156 (4): 697–749. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00503.x.

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