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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Toxomerus » Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
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Fly? - Toxomerus geminatus
Copyright © 2012 Jeff Gunter

Fly? - Toxomerus geminatus
Near Caddo National Grasslands, Fannin County, Texas, USA
April 2, 2012
Size: 1/2"
Fly? on rose bush leaf.
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Contributed by Jeff Gunter on 2 April, 2012 - 3:44pm
Last updated 2 April, 2012 - 11:15pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

BG's first image from TX!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 April, 2012 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Re; Ken
Would this be a significant "find"? There are several of these little guys that I can photograph as well as collect if need be. Please advise further.
… Jeff Gunter, 2 April, 2012 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Not terribly significant.
It's expected to be there; we just didn't have any photos from that neck of the woods until now.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 April, 2012 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

Definitely a fly
Likely related to
… metrioptera, 2 April, 2012 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
fly?
this is a fly most likly mimicing a wasp or bee/the way you can tell its a fly is it has 1 pair of wings,wasps/bees have 2 pairs
… bugman31@yahoo.com, 2 April, 2012 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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