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Species Copestylum vittatum - Striped Bromeliad 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
Species vittatum (Striped Bromeliad Fly)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Copestylum vittatum Thompson 1976. Synonyms:
Volucella americana Goot, 1964
Volucella fasciata Macquart, 1842
Explanation of Names
vittatum = striped
Size
8-9 mm (1)
Identification
Distinctive among relatives in North America--note yellow face with black median stripe, striped abdomen, and two yellow spots on scutum (1).
Range
se. US(2); SE US through mid-west and westward to Texas, Arizona, California, British Columbia (1)
Season
April-August (NE US), February-November (southern US)
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America
Jeffrey H. Skevington and Michelle M. Locke, Andrew D. Young, Kevin Moran, William J. Crins and Stephen A. Marshall. 2019. Princeton University Press.
2.Thompson F.C., Pape T., Evenhuis N.L. (2013) Systema Dipterorum, Version 1.5
Contributed by Martin Hauser on 27 February, 2015 - 1:30pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, v belov
Last updated 12 July, 2021 - 1:59pm

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