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syrphid - Toxomerus geminatus - male
Copyright © 2008 Michael Battenberg

syrphid - Toxomerus geminatus - Male
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2008
pretty sure it's a male (eyes touching = male, or am I backwards?)
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Contributed by Michael Battenberg on 7 September, 2008 - 9:24am
Last updated 15 December, 2008 - 5:45pm

Moved
Moved from Toxomerus.
… John R. Maxwell, 15 December, 2008 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

Toxomerus occidentalis
A male indeed.
… Gerard Pennards, 7 September, 2008 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
In the east, it's Toxomerus geminatus
T. occidentalis is the nearly identical western version.

Range info here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/144390
… Ron Hemberger, 9 September, 2008 - 12:26am login or register to post comments

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