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Copestylum violaceum

Copestylum mexicanum. Photo: (c) kenttrulsson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Copestylum violaceum, the purple bromeliad fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Diptera (Flies)
                • Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
                  • Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
                    • Zoosection: Aschiza (Aschizan flies)
                      • Family: Syrphidae (Hover flies)
                        • Subfamily: Eristalinae (Drone flies and allies)
                          • Tribe: Volucellini
                            • Genus: Copestylum (Bromeliad flies)
                              • Subgenus: Phalacromya
                                • Complex: Copestylum violaceum
                                  • Species: Copestylum mexicanum (Mexican cactus fly)

Subtaxa

Species: Copestylum mexicanum (Mexican cactus fly)

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