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Copestylum scintillans (Hull, 1949)

Adults of this species were collected on San Cristóbal along a trail through a dry Scalesia forest

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Syrphidae

Genus
Copestylum

Species
scintillans

Taxon category: Accepted

B. Sinclair: identification has been updated. Should now be listed as: Copestylum scintillans (Hull, 1949), 2017

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
  • Sinclair, B.J. Thompson, F.C. & Wyatt, N. (2016) The flower flies of the Galápagos Islands (Diptera: Syrphidae) Entomologist’s monthly Magazine 152: 79-96

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"Galapagos Species Database, Copestylum scintillans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18569. Accessed 3 November 2026.