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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Toxomerus » Toxomerus marginatus
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syrphid fly ? - Toxomerus marginatus
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syrphid fly ? - Toxomerus marginatus
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
November 8, 2013
I love the colors reflected in the wings of this little fella. Many thanks for giving it a name...Denise K.

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Contributed by nature4me on 21 December, 2013 - 6:05am
Last updated 22 December, 2013 - 4:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 22 December, 2013 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

Toxomerus marginatus
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 21 December, 2013 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Agree with Ken's ID - these g
Agree with Ken's ID - these guys are pretty unmistakable! See the nice visual key here:



Nice fly!
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 21 December, 2013 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Great chart ! Are there more
Great chart ! Are there more on other syrphids ? DK
… nature4me, 21 December, 2013 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

 
There are a few here on BugGu
There are a few here on BugGuide that I know of:



and there's a nice visual key to the genera here (though it sometimes leads me astray, mostly in the missing certain taxa rather than the wrong ID):

Key to the Genera of Nearctic Syrphidae
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 21 December, 2013 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much...DK
Thanks so much...DK
… nature4me, 22 December, 2013 - 5:36am login or register to post comments

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