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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Toxomerini » Toxomerus » Toxomerus geminatus
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Pretty Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus geminatus - male
Copyright © 2007 David Kleiman

Pretty Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus geminatus - Male
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
May 24, 2007
No Ontario data for May, so I thought I'd add this. Just confirming the species.
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Contributed by David Kleiman on 25 May, 2007 - 12:04pm
Last updated 29 December, 2008 - 5:50pm

Male
This is a male--note the narrow abdomen. The female has a more swollen abdomen and an (almost) protruding ovipositor.
… Cotinis, 6 November, 2007 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

You've got my endorsement for Toxomerus geminatus
but I'm no expert, and all we have in Southern California is T. marginatus.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 May, 2007 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

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