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Syrphid - Toxomerus marginatus - female
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

Syrphid - Toxomerus marginatus - Female
The Woodlands, our backyard, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
October 29, 2006
This looks to me like a Toxomerus marginatus. I think I'm seeing a yellow margin around the abdomen, but since this would be our first, I'd really appreciate confirmation or correction. Thanks in advance for any help-

Ailene
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Contributed by The Longs on 1 November, 2006 - 7:57pm
Last updated 2 November, 2006 - 9:21am

Right.
You are correct, feel free to move it to guide page. It looks like a female.
… Beatriz Moisset, 2 November, 2006 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for the confirmation. Although there are three pages of these hover flies, this is the first for Texas, so I will move it to the guide.
… The Longs, 2 November, 2006 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

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