Azpeytia is a genus of hoverfly. Larvae of one species Azpeytia shirakii is known to live in the corms and stems of an orchid Gastrodia elata.Pollinator and Stem- and Corm-Boring Insects Associated with Mycoheterotrophic Orchid Gastrodia elata. 2006. Makoto Kato, Kaoru Tsuji & Atsushi Kawakita. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. vol. 99 (5), p.851-858
Species Azpeytia bifascia Brunetti, 1907 Azpeytia brunneteryla Liu, Zhao & Huo, 2022 Azpeytia flavoscutellata Kertész, 1913 Azpeytia maculata Shiraki, 1930 Azpeytia scutellaris Walker, 1865 Azpeytia shirakii Hurkmans, 1993
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