species 6,378 observations

Dusky-winged Hover Fly

Ocyptamus fuscipennis

Field notes

Ocyptamus fuscipennis is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. This fly can be found throughout North America, as well as in Cuba. In Puerto Rico, this species in its larval stage is an predator of autumn cohorts of Toxoptera citricida. Adult flies are known to visit Xyris tennesseensis flowers.

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10 native plants
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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided