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Copestylum

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thumb|C. haagii thumb|C. vesicularium thumb|thumbtime=60|A Copestylum violaceum|purple bromeliad fly visiting Paris daisy, variety Madeira deep pink. Last scene is repeated at one fourth speed.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilySyrphidae

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Copestylum
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thumb|C. haagii thumb|C. vesicularium thumb|thumbtime=60|A Copestylum violaceum|purple bromeliad fly visiting Paris daisy, variety Madeira deep pink. Last scene is repeated at one fourth speed.

Copestylum is one of the largest genera of hoverflies in the Americas. It comprises more than 300 species, of which only four have been found outside the Americas, having probably been introduced by the importation of cacti in which the larvae live.

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