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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Toxomerus » Toxomerus politus
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Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus politus
Copyright © 2011 Roy Cohutta Brown

Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus politus
Chickasawhatchee, Dougherty County, Georgia, USA
August 14, 2011
Size: 5mm
Suspected Toxomerus politus
Located on low vegetation in a small open area in a mixed forest near a large swamp (Swamp of Toa - Chickasawhatchee) in southwest Georgia.
Looks very similar, if not identical to female Toxomerus politus:

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Contributed by Roy Cohutta Brown on 21 August, 2011 - 4:38pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I think you must be right. I was thrown for a bit because, according to the Guide, the scutellum is supposed to be mostly yellow. Then I came across the images here. Consider these moved tentatively, pending expert confirmation.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 August, 2011 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks Ken. I appreciate it very much.
… Roy Cohutta Brown, 21 August, 2011 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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