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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini

Tribe Volucellini

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Syrphid - Copestylum - female Copestylum hagii? - Copestylum haagii - female Large Syrphid for California in February - Copestylum marginatum Mexican Cactus Fly for California in June - Copestylum mexicanum Copestylum sp. - Copestylum unknown syrphid - Copestylum marginatum - female A pretty dark Copestylum - Copestylum Copestylum sp - Copestylum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Aschiza)
Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Volucellini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
There seems to be some taxonomic confusion between the closely-related genera Volucella and Copestylum.
Remarks
Larvae are scavengers in bumble-bee or wasp nests
Internet References
Diptera UK
Contributed by Richard Leung on 10 March, 2005 - 7:33pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 22 September, 2008 - 9:32am

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