Species Ocyptamus fascipennis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Season · Food · Internet References

Syrphid Fly - Ocyptamus fascipennis - female

band-winged flower fly - top - Ocyptamus fascipennis

unknown hoverfly - Ocyptamus fascipennis

Ocyptamus series north of Death Valley - Ocyptamus fascipennis - female

Syrphid - Ocyptamus fascipennis - female

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

Species fascipennis (Ocyptamus fascipennis)

Explanation of Names

FASCIPENNIS: from the Latin "fascia" (a band) + "penna" (a feather); probably a reference to the banded wings in this species

Size

9-13.5 mm

Identification

dark medial band on wing; basal and distal portions of wing clear

Season

adults fly from June to September

Food

larvae prey on scale insects

Internet References

live and pinned adult images plus labelled field marks and comparison with similar species (Jeff Skevington; Field Guide to Flower Flies of Ontario)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 September, 2005 - 1:27am

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