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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Volucellini » Copestylum » Spotted-wing Bromeliad Fly (Copestylum satur)
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Unknown Fly - Copestylum satur - male
Copyright © 2010 Mark H Brown

Unknown Fly - Copestylum satur - Male
Boyce Thompson Arboretum; Superior, Arizona, USA
January 12, 2010
Size: about 1/2 inch
Looks like a flower fly of some sort. Seems to have a distinctive thorax pattern, but couldn't find anything to match.
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Contributed by Mark H Brown on 22 January, 2010 - 9:18pm
Last updated 6 October, 2018 - 6:56pm

Moved
Moved from Copestylum.
… Martin Hauser, 28 February, 2015 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… v belov, 28 January, 2010 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

Not an expert but
I believe you've got a Copestylum sp. there. They are indeed flower flies. I think yours is a male. I found an image of what I believe is a female of same or similar species.
… John Schneider, 22 January, 2010 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, male Copestylum.
Not an expert, but I've shot many. No idea of species, though, and tough to determine from this photo. For future reference and fly permitting, get a shot from above showing pattern on body and wing veins. On this genus, a shot from the front can be a major aid in getting an ID to species.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 January, 2010 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

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