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Bee - Toxomerus marginatus
Copyright © 2006 Linda Konz

Bee - Toxomerus marginatus
Schuyler, Colfax County, Nebraska, USA
August 11, 2006
Size: very tiny
What kind of bee is this?
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Contributed by Linda Konz on 12 August, 2006 - 12:13pm
Last updated 12 August, 2006 - 3:48pm

Not a bee, but a fly
- a syrphid fly. I think it's in the genus Toxomerus, probably Toxomerus marginatus - maybe someone else will confirm

To tell bees from flies, among other things you can count the wings - flies only have two and bees have four. Behind the two wings are two little rounded stumps called halteres, colored pale yellow on this one.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 12 August, 2006 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

 
T. marginatus
This is a perfect pic to see why this species is called marginatus, because the margin of its abdomen is yellow...
… Martin Hauser, 12 August, 2006 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Syrphid fly
Thank You!
… Linda Konz, 12 August, 2006 - 2:01pm login or register to post comments

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