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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Ocyptamus » Ocyptamus antiphates
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Ocyptamus spp. - Ocyptamus antiphates
Copyright © 2019 noaboa

Ocyptamus spp. - Ocyptamus antiphates
Miami, FL, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
August 5, 2018
Perched on bloodberry. ID’d as a ocytptamus per iNaturalist.

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Contributed by noaboa on 22 March, 2019 - 6:43am
Last updated 22 March, 2019 - 10:52am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 22 March, 2019 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

It does appear to be Ocyptamus. Let's see if the experts can take the ID further.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 March, 2019 - 7:55am login or register to post comments

 
For now, until we can review
For now, until we can review Ocyptamus sensu stricto, I'd go with Ocyptamus antiphates (Walker, 1849). The specimen in the picture being a lighter version of the species.
… Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda, 22 March, 2019 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

 
ID
What features do you use to determine the species?
… upupa-epops, 14 October, 2019 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Dark wings (sometimes apex cl
Dark wings (sometimes apex clear) on males (females with only basal 1/2 dark), with a wholly pale face and with a pale spot on the notopleuron and on the post-alar callus. Overall, the specimens are more pale (e.g. on scutellum and abdomen) than when compared to the closely related O. dimidiatus (Fabricius, 1781).
… Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda, 16 October, 2019 - 11:04am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! Are those the only
Thank you! Are those the only 2 options here?
… upupa-epops, 16 October, 2019 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

 
You are welcome :) There a
You are welcome :)

There are 5-6 species of Ocyptamus sensu stricto that occur in southern USA. But the other species have a more elongated abdomen (see here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1309752), only O. antiphates and O. dimidiatus have a shorter abdomen.
… Gil Felipe Gonçalves Miranda, 16 October, 2019 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Ahh that makes sense.
Thanks again!
… upupa-epops, 16 October, 2019 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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