bwk 049 - Toxomerus - BugGuide.Net

Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… Eric R. Eaton, 6 January, 2009 - 4:26pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Matthias Buck, 7 August, 2008 - 4:08pm

Looks like

a male and as a guess I would say toxomerus marginatus.

… Jon M. Yuschock, 14 July, 2008 - 5:18pm

Tough call

I'd say incompletely patterned Toxomerus geminatus from the one clear set of vertical markings on the thorax. (By vertical, I mean parallel to the long sides of the abdomen and centered between them.)

There's sort of a keyhole shape to the markings I'm referencing; see example below:

… Ron Hemberger, 14 July, 2008 - 5:37pm

Kind of tough

for me to see, Ron, but it could very well be geminatus. A top view would be nice.

… Jon M. Yuschock, 14 July, 2008 - 7:06pm

Agreed.

I'd suggest this stay at genus, i.e. Toxomerus.

… Ron Hemberger, 14 July, 2008 - 8:02pm

On second look, Toxomerus geminatus

… Ron Hemberger, 5 November, 2009 - 10:57pm

I would have to go with...

Toxomerus geminatus...

but this is a difficult Genus to identify...

_EDIT_

I started working on this shortly after you initially posted this and the wife came home so i stopped.

I didn't check to see if there were any changes before finishing and submitting... But it is funny that we both picked the same image :)

… Ron M., 14 July, 2008 - 6:18pm

Syrphidae

Someone else may be able to get this to genus or species... Probably a male, based on eyes?

… Ken Schneider, 14 July, 2008 - 4:09pm