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Hover Fly - Toxomerus geminatus (male) - Toxomerus geminatus - male
Copyright © 2009 Bill Morgenstern/Earth Moods

Hover Fly - Toxomerus geminatus (male) - Toxomerus geminatus - Male
Fort Frances, Alberton, Ontario, Canada
September 7, 2009
After looking in the BugGuide data base I believe this to be a Toxomerus geminatus (hover fly).

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Contributed by Bill Morgenstern on 8 September, 2009 - 12:49am
Last updated 17 September, 2009 - 6:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 17 September, 2009 - 6:13pm login or register to post comments

Your ID's good, Bill.
Want to take a try at gender? (Hints: Compare abdomen shapes, size of eyes.)
… Ron Hemberger, 8 September, 2009 - 1:03am login or register to post comments

 
A Male For Sure
OK, having looked again in the data base this is confirmed. . .
Thanks Ron . . . :D
… Bill Morgenstern, 8 September, 2009 - 6:56am login or register to post comments

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