Woolly Bromeliad Fly

Copestylum tamaulipanum · Order: Diptera · Family: Syrphidae

Also called: Syrphid fly

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Woolly Bromeliad Fly
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY

The woolly bromeliad fly (Copestylum tamaulipanum) is a hoverfly in the Syrphidae family. It lives in areas around the Mexico to United States border.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

Copestylum tamaulipanum lives around the Mexico to United States border.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes the region near the Mexico to United States border.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Arizona.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Woolly Bromeliad Fly photo 2
Photo: Chris Hughes, CC BY
Woolly Bromeliad Fly photo 3
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY
Woolly Bromeliad Fly photo 4
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY
Woolly Bromeliad Fly photo 5
Photo: Dennis Vollmar, CC BY

Same family (Syrphidae)

Common Drone FlyCommon Drone FlyEristalis tenaxHarmlessMarmalade Hover FlyMarmalade Hover FlyEpisyrphus balteatusMargined CalligrapherMargined CalligrapherToxomerus marginatusEastern CalligrapherEastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatusYellow-haired Sun FlyYellow-haired Sun FlyMyathropa floreaThick-legged Hover FlyThick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copestylum_tamaulipanum

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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