Ocyptamus fuscipennis
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| Ocyptamus fuscipennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Ocyptamus |
| Species: | O. fuscipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Macquart, 1834) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Ocyptamus fuscipennis is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] This fly can be found throughout North America, as well as in Cuba.[3] In Puerto Rico, this species in its larval stage is an predator of autumn cohorts of Toxoptera citricida.[4][5] Adult flies are known to visit Xyris tennesseensis flowers.[6]
