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Dusky-winged Hover Fly
Ocyptamus fuscipennis
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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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 362836.