Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823) is a animal in the Syrphidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823)
Ocyptamus fuscipennis is a syrphid fly found in North America, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, with predatory larvae that visit flowers as adults.
Ocyptamus fuscipennis (Say, 1823) is a species of syrphid fly that belongs to the family Syrphidae. This fly species is distributed across the whole of North America, and can also be found in Cuba. In Puerto Rico, larval stage Ocyptamus fuscipennis act as predators of autumn populations of Toxoptera citricida. Adult Ocyptamus fuscipennis flies have been recorded visiting flowers of Xyris tennesseensis.
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