Cophura daphne
Pritchard, 1943
Cophura daphne is a of robber fly described by Pritchard in 1943. It belongs to the Brachyrhopalinae within the Asilidae, a group of predatory flies known for their aggressive hunting . The species is accepted in taxonomic databases but appears to have minimal observational records.
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How to pronounce Cophura daphne: //ˈkoʊ.fjʊ.rə ˈdæf.ni//
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Taxonomic Notes
The specific epithet 'daphne' is shared with several unrelated organisms, including the plant Daphne (winter daphne) and the Daphne spp., but these are coincidental homonyms with no biological relationship to this robber fly.
Data Availability
As of current database records, Cophura daphne has zero observations in iNaturalist and limited published information beyond its original description and taxonomic placement.