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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Toxomerus » Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
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Syrphid Fly - (Toxomerus marginatus) or (Toxomerus geminates) ID Please - Toxomerus geminatus - female
Copyright © 2014 Fitz O.Clarke, Jr.

Syrphid Fly - (Toxomerus marginatus) or (Toxomerus geminates) ID Please - Toxomerus geminatus - Female
Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
November 6, 2014
I was photographing pollinators on Swamp Sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) and noted what appeared as two different Toxomerus species, both photographed. Once edited I viewed the Syrphidae family and believe, from BugGuide study, this species is possibly "Toxomerus geminates".

I followed up with 2nd submission which may be "Toxomerus marginatus", a species I am familiar with.(see photos 1017750 and 1017749)ID please-Thank you.

There are currently many Syrphid flies about the island. We plant nectar sources that attract this very sort after biological pest control that attacks the aphids on our Milkweed plants. ID please?

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Syrphid Fly - (Toxomerus marginatus) or (Toxomerus geminates) ID Please - Toxomerus geminatus - female Syrphid Fly - (Toxomerus marginatus) or (Toxomerus geminates) ID Please - Toxomerus geminatus - female Syrphid Fly - (Toxomerus marginatus) or (Toxomerus geminates) ID Please - Toxomerus geminatus - female
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Contributed by Fitz O.Clarke, Jr. on 8 November, 2014 - 12:36pm
Last updated 8 November, 2014 - 7:29pm

Moved
Moved from Toxomerus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 November, 2014 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

It's geminatus
If you haven't already, you might want to take a look at this key to the common species of Toxomerus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 November, 2014 - 1:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Ken- thanks for confirming my
Ken- thanks for confirming my belief the species is :"Toxomerus geminates". This is a new species for my Skidaway Island, Ga.Diptera listing.I appreciate the "Key".
… Fitz O.Clarke, Jr., 8 November, 2014 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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