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Toxomerus marginatus- Syrphid fly - Toxomerus marginatus

Toxomerus marginatus- Syrphid fly - Toxomerus marginatus
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 23, 2008
Size: 1/4"
Any help identifying this little beefly would be appreciated. Thanks!

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

 
Thanks Eric.
Thanks for placing this where it belongs. My oversight.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Not a bee fly
but a flower/hover fly in the Syrphidae family - possibly in the Toxomerus genus - see for example:


 
Thanks Ken.
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 
Perfect example
This is T. marginatus

 
T. marginatus
Thanks Ron.

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