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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Toxomerus » Eastern Calligrapher (Toxomerus geminatus)
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Another Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus geminatus - female
Copyright © 2011 Neece

Another Syrphid Fly - Toxomerus geminatus - Female
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA
May 27, 2011
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Contributed by Neece on 30 May, 2011 - 8:52pm
Last updated 30 July, 2011 - 8:27pm

Moved
Moved from Toxomerus marginatus.

Oops! Guess I saw a margined abdomen where there wasn't one. Sorry about that! (And thanks for catching the error, Ron!)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 July, 2011 - 8:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh but wait -
I see that too! I just came on here to look at Toxomerus photos to make sure I finally get the difference (the margin), and here I see this picture, telling me I still can't tell the difference! What's the story? Is there a "margin" here just on account of the rotundness?
… Ashley Bradford, 14 August, 2015 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
You're right about the "margin", Ashley.
Do note the dot, as I described above.
Also, have you seen this?
… Ron Hemberger, 14 August, 2015 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 June, 2011 - 5:44pm login or register to post comments

Also Toxomerus marginatus
And also a female.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 30 May, 2011 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks very much!
Thanks very much!
… Neece, 31 May, 2011 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

 
Close! I have it Toxomerus geminatus, female
A quick differentiator: T. marginatus has a dot towards the end of the abdomen.

More iffy: T.geminatus/occidentalis(western version) have a "keyhole' shape in the pattern.
… Ron Hemberger, 30 July, 2011 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

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