Genus

Bromeliad Flies

Copestylum

9 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusCopestylum (Bromeliad Flies)

Species in this group

Copestylum avidum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Copestylum marginatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum isabellina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum apiciferum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum fornax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum mexicanum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum comstocki

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum vesicularium

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Copestylum victoria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bromeliad Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 9	~40%
	Copestylum marginatum			~10%
	Isabelle's Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Copestylum apiciferum			~10%
	Copestylum fornax			~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			~10%
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 9	~30%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Copestylum marginatum			~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			~10%
	Copestylum fornax			<5%
3	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			~20%
4	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Comstock's Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Victoria's Bromeliad Fly			<5%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			<5%
5	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			~10%
6	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Iridescent Bromeliad Fly			~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			~10%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Iridescent Bromeliad Fly			<5%
9	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 9	~20%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			~10%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Copestylum marginatum			~10%
	Copestylum apiciferum			<5%
2	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 9	~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Copestylum marginatum			<5%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			<5%
	Copestylum apiciferum			<5%
3	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Isabelle's Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Copestylum fornax			<5%
4	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	~10%
	Isabelle's Bromeliad Fly			~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
5	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Copestylum marginatum			<5%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			<5%
6	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 9	~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly			<5%
	Copestylum marginatum			<5%
7	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 9	~10%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Copestylum marginatum			<5%
8	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
	Copestylum marginatum			<5%
9	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
10	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Mexican Cactus Fly			<5%
11	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Iridescent Bromeliad Fly			<5%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Iridescent Bromeliad Fly			<5%

Bromeliad Flies

Species in this group

Yellow-Spotted Bromeliad Fly

Copestylum marginatum

Isabelle's Bromeliad Fly

Copestylum apiciferum

Copestylum fornax

Mexican Cactus Fly

Comstock's Bromeliad Fly

Iridescent Bromeliad Fly

Victoria's Bromeliad Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bromeliad Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked