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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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Toxomerus ? - Toxomerus geminatus - male
Copyright © 2007 Mete Uz

Toxomerus ? - Toxomerus geminatus - Male
Arlington, Virginia, USA
June 16, 2004
This seems to be a Toxomerus. Can anybody tell which species?

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Contributed by Mete Uz on 16 May, 2007 - 12:57pm
Last updated 17 August, 2007 - 5:33am

Moved
Moved from Toxomerus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 17 August, 2007 - 5:33am login or register to post comments

geminatus
Pretty sure that it is T. geminatus. Male.
… Beatriz Moisset, 16 August, 2007 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
In total agreement.
I've learned so much since May! LOL. Actually, what I learned is that Toxomerus patterns can be partial and indistinct.
… Ron Hemberger, 16 August, 2007 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

geminatus
Pretty sure that it is T. geminatus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 16 August, 2007 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Odd
Shape and length of abdomen don't look like Toxomerus to me. Color, and to a lesser extent, pattern do. It will be interesting to see an expert opinion on this one.

(Written later: Opinon drastically altered. See below. But it is odd.)
… Ron Hemberger, 16 May, 2007 - 2:16pm login or register to post comments

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