| Ocyptamus antiphates | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Subfamily: | Syrphinae |
| Tribe: | Syrphini |
| Genus: | Ocyptamus |
| Species: | O. antiphates |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocyptamus antiphates (Walker, 1849) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Ocyptamus antiphates is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. [1] [2] [3]
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