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Found this guy having an aphid snack on my neighbors hibiscus... - Toxomerus
Copyright © 2008 Deacon Hedgelon

Found this guy having an aphid snack on my neighbors hibiscus... - Toxomerus
St. Pete Beach, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
I love this photograph, not to toot my own horn, but, TOOOOOOT!!!
I just wish I knew what it was....
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Contributed by Deacon Hedgelon on 19 May, 2008 - 11:34am
Last updated 7 January, 2009 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 7 January, 2009 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 17 June, 2008 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Syrphid flies and aphids
The larvae eat aphids and have the mouth equipment to do so. The adults just sip nectar and also slurp some pollen but cannot eat aphids, though.
It may be a T. marginatus as Ron said, but I am afraid that we can't be sure.
This photo reminds me of this one I took years ago and never thought of submitting it to Bugguide. I was lucky to have several other images so I was able to ID it to genus.
… Beatriz Moisset, 19 May, 2008 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

Hmmm
If it is eating aphids I have no idea. If aphids just happened to be on the same plant I would make a wild guess of Toxomerus, (maybe laying eggs for its larva to eat)?
… John R. Maxwell, 19 May, 2008 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Same guess: Toxomerus
Boy, the head really looks odd here. But, fool that I am, I'd go as far as to say T. marginatus with some confidence. We have some pictures of a pair in the air. See Images, pg. 5 for more.



Oh, as John indicated, your fly is a female.
… Ron Hemberger, 19 May, 2008 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

A horn-tootin' image
What a great image! I don't know what it is either, but it's worth a toot of your horn.
… E Moon, 19 May, 2008 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

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