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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini » Copestylum » mexicanum-violaceum group (Copestylum mexicanum-violaceum group) » Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum)
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Copestylum mexicanum
Copyright © 2013 Andy Lazere

Copestylum mexicanum
Badlands Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange County, California, USA
August 21, 2013

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Copestylum mexicanum ? Frit Fly - Copestylum mexicanum - male
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Contributed by Andy Lazere on 21 August, 2013 - 4:43pm
Last updated 21 August, 2013 - 9:54pm

Two different flies?
This one appears to have smaller eyes than 828118.
… John F. Carr, 21 August, 2013 - 10:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Could well be.
They often come in small groups and don't seem to have solid flight plans on file.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 August, 2013 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mexican Cactus Fly.
… Andy Lazere, 21 August, 2013 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Andy Lazere, 21 August, 2013 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Copestylum mexicana, Mexican cactus fly, a syrphid.
There are a lot of these out and about now, and they seem to prefer yellow flowers. Bush sunflowers are a fave.

Frit flies are tiny by comparison.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 August, 2013 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm a slow learner, Ron
I'm a slow learner, Ron
… Andy Lazere, 21 August, 2013 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 21 August, 2013 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

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