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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Ocyptamus

Genus Ocyptamus

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Syrphid fly - Ocyptamus Syrphid - Ocyptamus fascipennis Unknown Blue & Gold Syrphid in California - Ocyptamus diversifasciatus - male Ocyptamus series north of Death Valley - Ocyptamus fascipennis - female BG2273 E0118 - Ocyptamus - female Syrphid - Ocyptamus - Ocyptamus Fly - Ocyptamus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Aschiza)
Family Syrphidae (Syrphid Flies)
Subfamily Syrphinae
Tribe Syrphini
Genus Ocyptamus
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Macquart, 1834.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 14 species.
Life Cycle
Larvae are predators of true bugs, such as aphids.
See Also
Baccha, Pseudodoros clavatus
Internet References
USDA--SEL
Florida Entomologist--life history
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 19 February, 2005 - 12:50pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 7 November, 2008 - 2:11pm

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