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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini » Copestylum » Copestylum apiciferum
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Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male
Copyright © 2024 Salvador Vitanza

Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - Male
Sycamore Wash, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 17, 2024
Size: 15 mm
UAIC-1159290
Coordinates: 31.363504, -110.791380
Elevation: 1,268 m
Caught by sweeping sunflowers
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Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male Male, Copestylum? - Copestylum apiciferum - male
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 18 August, 2024 - 12:06pm
Last updated 20 August, 2024 - 4:33pm

Moved
Moved from Copestylum quadratum.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 20 August, 2024 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree. The added image 2392969
I agree. The added image 2392969 showing the sternites made me think this was apiciferum.
… Bill Dean, 21 August, 2024 - 12:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! Apologies to Salvador
Thanks! Apologies to Salvador for getting up your hopes...
… Bill Dean, 21 August, 2024 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
This is great for me
because it was my first time photographing the species. Thanks for your attention and help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 21 August, 2024 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

Having a second look at this
Having a second look at this one.
Tergite 4 is totally black.
… Bill Dean, 20 August, 2024 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
When I looked over the iNat images, I thought that the females had a light-colored abdomen tip and the males didn't, but there aren't many images of the males' butts. see here
… Bob Biagi, 20 August, 2024 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, tergite 4 looks black in
Yes, tergite 4 looks black in this image.
Zach and Even mention in their key that sternite 2 is totally yellow in quadratus and in the images on inaturalist look to be so.
Salvador added the image 2392969 after I had identified it and the sternite looks like image 2038087 that is with black markings.
I have sent it to Zach Even and Martin to see if they think this Copestylum apiciferum or quadratum.
… Bill Dean, 20 August, 2024 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely apiciferum.
Definitely apiciferum.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 20 August, 2024 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Not new to BugGuide
Just new to me. Thanks, Zachary
… Salvador Vitanza, 20 August, 2024 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hover Flies.
… Bob Biagi, 18 August, 2024 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Copestylum quadratum ... male
Copestylum quadratum ... male.
… Bill Dean, 18 August, 2024 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Fantastic!
Copestylum quadratum (Williston 1891) appears listed as missing taxa here
… Salvador Vitanza, 18 August, 2024 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

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