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Species Copestylum mexicanum - Mexican Cactus Fly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Aschiza")
Family Syrphidae (Hover Flies)
Subfamily Eristalinae
Tribe Volucellini
Genus Copestylum
No Taxon (mexicanum-violaceum group)
Species mexicanum (Mexican Cactus Fly)
Other Common Names
Mexican Flower Fly
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Volucella mexicana, V. nigra
Explanation of Names
Copestylum mexicanum (Macquart 1842)
Identification
Alula entirely covered with microtrichae.
Range
so. US (GA-FL-CA) & Mexico(1)
Food
Larvae feed on rotting cactus
Internet References
Curran, C. H. (1953). Notes and descriptions of some Mydaidae and Syrphidae (Diptera). American Museum Novitates Vol. 1645: 1-15. (AMNH Digital Repository)