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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
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus marginatus
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 14, 2008
Size: 4.76mm (3/16")
Please help with ID.
And, are those eggs or something on the end of the leaf ?
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 15 April, 2008 - 8:18am
Last updated 6 December, 2021 - 10:03am

Moved
Moved from Toxomerus.
… Even Dankowicz, 6 December, 2021 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 4 May, 2008 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Toxomerus
It is, but difficult to see what species.
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 16 April, 2008 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
As good an ID as you'll get.
Can you tell if the loop is closed in the center of the pattern on the abdomen? If it is, this is T. geminatus. If it's not, this T. marginatus. BTW, it's a female, but I don't know from eggs.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 December, 2008 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Leaning towards Toxomerus geminatus
While I've yet to confirm this, I'm fairly certain that T. marginatus has a centered dot near the south end of its abdomen. There isn't one here, and T. geminatus is the only other possibility. If I'm right, this is the first of its species posted from Oklahoma. Sam, do you have any local experts you might consult?
… Ron Hemberger, 5 November, 2009 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

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