Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855) is a animal in the Ulidiidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855)

Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855)

Callopistromyia annulipes, the peacock fly, is a picture-winged fly native to widespread North America recently introduced to Europe.

Family
Genus
Callopistromyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Callopistromyia annulipes (Macquart, 1855)

Callopistromyia annulipes, commonly known as the peacock fly, is a species of picture-winged fly. It belongs to the genus Callopistromyia, which is part of the family Ulidiidae. This species is native to North America, where it is widespread across the continent. It has recently been accidentally introduced to Europe, where it has been recorded in Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, San Marino, and Croatia.

Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Ulidiidae Callopistromyia

More from Ulidiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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