Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829) is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829)
The cobalt hover fly Ocyptamus costatus is a syrphid fly found in southern Ontario and eastern US, with predatory scale-eating larvae.
Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829), also referred to as Pelecinobaccha costata and commonly known as the cobalt hover fly, is a species of fly belonging to the family Syrphidae. This species is distributed across southern Ontario and the eastern United States. Its larvae act as predators of scale insects.
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Copestylum isabellina (Williston, 1887)
Meliscaeva cinctella (Zetterstedt, 1843)
Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823)
Chrysotoxum verralli Collin, 1940
Anasimyia bilinearis (Williston, 1887)
Chrysogaster solstitialis (Fallén, 1817)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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