A Peacock Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2012).

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A Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/27/2020).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 212253 - Psn: 20)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/14/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1082275 - Psn: 20)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/14/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 612390 - Psn: 25)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Peacock Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/2/2013). The other member of this genus expected in our area holds its wings horizontally perpendicular to the body.

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A female Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2014).

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A Peacock Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/2/2013).

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A Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2014).

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A Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2014).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 618610 - Psn: 44)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 634266 - Psn: 45)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 827917 - Psn: 52)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 539969 - Psn: 54)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 847028 - Psn: 54)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 854877 - Psn: 55)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Fly in Washington Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 369851 - Psn: 66)

Peacock Fly in Washington Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Peacock Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (10/5/2014).

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Peacock Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2011). (c) Charlie Davis, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-ND</a>). (Photo ID: 234029 - Psn: 78)

Peacock Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2011). (c) Charlie Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/11/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 548880 - Psn: 88)

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/11/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Peacock Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/9/2008). Determined by Valery A. Korneyev/BugGuide.

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A Peacock Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/24/2012). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/27/2020). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/24/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/14/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Peacock Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/2/2013). The other member of this genus expected in our area holds its wings horizontally perpendicular to the body. Media by Matt Tillett.

A female Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/4/2014). Media by Steve Scholnick.

A Peacock Fly in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/2/2013). Media by Matt Tillett.

A Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/13/2014). View Record Details Media by Even Dankowicz.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/25/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/10/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Fly in Washington Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Peacock Fly in Harford Co., Maryland (10/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Joshua Jones.

Peacock Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/5/2011). (c) Charlie Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). View Record Details Media by Charlie Davis.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/11/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/6/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Peacock Fly in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/9/2008). Determined by Valery A. Korneyev/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

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Callopistromyia annulipes

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Ulidiidae
Subfamily:	Otitinae
Tribe:	Myennidini
Genus:	Callopistromyia
Species:	C. annulipes
Binomial name
*Callopistromyia annulipes* (Macquart, 1855)^[1]
Synonyms
Platystoma annulipes Macquart, 1855^[1]

The peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) is a species of picture-winged flies in the genus Callopistromyia of the family Ulidiidae.^[2]^[3] They are native to and widespread across North America. This species has recently been introduced accidentally to Europe, and is known from Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, San Marino and Croatia.^[4]

Behaviour

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Males and females posture and strut on rotting trees or logs with their wings raised vertically and pointed forward. The resemblance to a peacock's tail is enhanced by blue reflections.

References

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^ ^a ^b Macquart, P.J.M. (1855). Diptères exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. 5.e supplément. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–136.
^ Steyskal, G.C. (1979). "Biological, anatomical, and distributional notes on the genus Callopistromyia Hendel (Diptera: Otitidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 81. Entomological Society of Washington: 450–455. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
^ "Fauna Europaea project". Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
^ Kasalo, Niko; Topić, Martina; Tarandek, Anita (31 December 2021). "The first record of the peacock fly Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart, 1855 (Diptera: Ulidiidae) in Croatia revealed by social media". Natura Croatica. 30 (2): 523–528. doi:10.20302/NC.2021.30.36.

External links

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Valery A. Korneyev, Libor Dvořák, Elena P. Kameneva, 2014 New Records of Callopistromyia annulipes Macquart (Diptera: Ulidiidae: Otitinae: Myennidini) in Europe Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka 12/2014; 5(2):10.Researchgate

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29.08.2016 - New record from Slovakia, Laco Tábi, Radošina (Čertova pec), det. RNDr. Vladimír Straka, pic.: http://www.fotonet.sk/?idp=131846

Taxon identifiers
Callopistromyia annulipes	Wikidata: Q14421468 BioLib: 907771 BOLD: 676893 BugGuide: 28001 CoL: PVV6 EoL: 734653 Fauna Europaea: 406026 Fauna Europaea (new): 722fb4e7-42fd-4938-a178-10e120f405fe GBIF: 1523628 iNaturalist: 132790 ITIS: 142393 NatureServe: 2.1207538 NCBI: 1890910 Open Tree of Life: 4409323

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Peacock Fly

Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855)

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