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Mating Flies - Toxomerus marginatus - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Mating Flies - Toxomerus marginatus - Male Female
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kings County, New York, USA
August 25, 2007
Size: < housefly
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 25 August, 2007 - 11:37am
Last updated 18 September, 2007 - 9:01pm

Toxomerus marginatus
A syrphid aka flower fly aka hover fly. Can you tell if this is the same as your pollen sipper? (The sipper is definitely Toxomerus, but what species?)
… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2007 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
They certainly could be the s
They certainly could be the same species. They weren't but a couple of meters apart, though these are different individuals.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 25 August, 2007 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Good. They are the same species.
Note the pattern on the back and the orange margin encircling it. This means T. marginatus. This is the most common species, I believe. There are only three or four species, so this is a good one to learn on.
… Ron Hemberger, 25 August, 2007 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

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