Brachyopa punctipennis, commonly known as the spot-winged sapeater, is a fly species in the syrphid family.

The antennae are orange with an elongated oval third segment (basoflageomere).

The arista is bare basally, and short pubescent along the apex.

The abdomen is rusty yellow, and more brownish at the posterior of each segment.

[1] The spot-winged sapeater is found in Canada and the United States.