Iridescent Bromeliad Fly
Copestylum vesicularium (Curran, 1947)
Iridescent Bromeliad Fly: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/9843
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25 Records

Status

Uncommon. In Maryland it flies mostly June through September.

Description

Identifiable from photos with care. Note pale abdominal base in contrast to the dark base of the similar C. barei. Superficially similar to some non-Syrphidae, such as greenbottle flies (Lucilia sp.), but when at rest wings are stacked rather than separated at an angle, among many other distinctions.

Relationships

This is a large but mostly neotropical genus. Larvae of most species live in bromeliads, as the common name suggests (Skevington, 2019), but they can develop in various kinds of decaying vegetable matter (BugGuide). Adults visit a variety of flowers.

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Source: Wikipedia

Copestylum vesicularium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Copestylum
Species:
C. vesicularium
Binomial name
Copestylum vesicularium
(Curran, 1947)
Synonyms[1]
  • Volucella vesicularia Curran, 1947

Copestylum vesicularium, the irridescent bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. This species is widely distributed on the eastern half of North America.[1][2][3]

Irridescent bromeliad fly, Copestylum vesicularium

References

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  1. ^ a b "Copestylum vesicularium Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Copestylum vesicularium". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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