Hoverfly
Description:
A small hoverfly, Toxomerus geminatus. This is a female, and was taking nectar from a cultivated native aster after a rainstorm. There were several fresh-appearing flies on the flowers--I think the rain might have led to a fresh emergence (eclosure) from pupae. Length is 6-8 mm.
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- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
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- Syrphidae (flower flies)
- Toxomerus
- Toxomerus geminatus
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