Copestylum florida is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2] The species is known generally as the Florida bromeliad fly.[3]

Copestylum florida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Copestylum
Species:
C. florida
Binomial name
Copestylum florida
(Hull, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Volucella florida Hull, 1941

Distribution

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Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina. [4]


References

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  1. ^ "Copestylum florida Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. ^ "Copestylum florida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ^ "Copestylum florida Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. ^ "Copestylum florida species distribution information". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-02-02.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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