Copromyza equina

As recorded: Copromyza equina Fallén, 1820

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Sphaeroceridae

Collected by: J.W. Beardsley
Date: June 23, 1966
Locality: Lake Waiau
Identified by: K. Arakaki
Record type: Preserved specimen

146 Bishop specimens of Copromyza equina · collected 1966–1997Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1966, J.W. Beardsley also collected 24+ other specimens.

Copromyza equina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-28.

2026-02-28

74376 Gemmrigheim, Deutschland

(c) Robin Witt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-29

80790 Fort-Mahon-Plage, Frankreich

(c) Tobias Polzer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-01

法国巴黎圣日耳曼奥塞尔街区

(c) xqxd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-21

Groton yard, MA, USA

(c) Tom Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-03

Island County, WA, USA

(c) Toby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-21

River Valley Walterdale, Edmonton, AB, Canada

(c) Bennett Grappone, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Copromyza equina. BPBM 200214. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36139220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/200214.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 36139220 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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