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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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hooverfly - Toxomerus politus
Copyright © 2012 thomas goss

hooverfly - Toxomerus politus
kirbyville, jasper County, Texas, USA
October 6, 2012
Size: 3/8"
which kind of hooverfly
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Contributed by thomas goss on 7 October, 2012 - 9:33am
Last updated 18 December, 2013 - 8:00pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

John's ID is spot-on - this looks to be T. politus! See here for a nice visual key:

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 18 December, 2013 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

Toxomerus
Probably a species of Toxomerus.
… John F. Carr, 7 October, 2012 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert att'n; nice shot
pls capitalize place names properly in submission forms
also, size data only help if measured in mm, otherwise the field is better left blank

Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 7 October, 2012 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

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