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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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Toxomerus politus - female
Copyright © 2019 Leland Searles

Toxomerus politus - Female
Hardin County, Iowa, USA
August 22, 2019
Size: 5 mm
Like others of the genus, this syrphid came to my open car window, readily spent several minutes taking minerals and/or sweat from my skin, then hung out in the car as I drove on. This appears to be only the second BugGuide record for the species. It is not nearly as common in my observations as T. marginatus.
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Contributed by Leland Searles on 10 November, 2019 - 10:30am
Last updated 28 December, 2019 - 10:06am

This is a female not a male.
This is a female not a male.
… Bill Dean, 28 December, 2019 - 8:57am login or register to post comments

 
Fixed
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… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 December, 2019 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 10 November, 2019 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

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