← Back

Copestylum scutellatum

Copestylum scutellatum

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae

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. Taxonomy Subgenera and type species The following is a list of the subgenera within Copestylum, with just the type species of each subgenus listed afterwards.

Distribution

(c) Rodrigo Castillo Tapia, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Loading map…
Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 36