Toxomerus is a very large genus of hoverflies. They are found in many parts of North and South America.[1][2]
Most larvae are predators on soft bodied insects, though a few species have been shown to feed on pollen.[1] Adults feed on the pollen of a wide range of flowers.[3]
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and morphological analysis have been used to establish Toxomerus monophyly. Not all of Toxomerus species have been described, though over 130 Neotropical...
media related to Toxomerus politus. Toxomerus politus. Catalogue of Life Skevington, Jeff. (2013). "General Information on Toxomerus". Canadian National...
Toxomerus geminatus (Say,1823) the Eastern Calligrapher, is a common species of syrphid fly observed in the eastern and central United States and Canada...
Toxomerus marginatus, also known as the margined calligrapher fly, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America. The larvae...
of Toxomerus floralis. Adult Toxomerus basalis feed on both insects captured by Drosera species as well as pollen from Drosera flowers. "Toxomerus basalis"...
Toxomerus verticalis is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. "Toxomerus verticalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...
Toxomerus boscii is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. "Toxomerus boscii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23...
Toxomerus jussiaeae is a species in the family Syrphidae ("syrphid flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). "Toxomerus jussiaeae species information"....
making T. floralis the only species of Toxomerus with larvae known to feed on plants from different families. "Toxomerus floralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
Toxomerus occidentalis, is a species of flower fly found in western North America from British Columbia south to California, Colorado and Texas. Vockeroth...
following is an incomplete list of hoverfly species within the genus Toxomerus: T. aeolus (Hull, 1942) T. anthrax T. antiopa T. apegiensis (Harbach,...
Tradescantia virginiana Open flower with a Toxomerus sp. hoverfly feeding Conservation status Secure (NatureServe) Scientific classification Kingdom:...
butterflies (such as the Pearl Crescent) and also small hoverflies such as Toxomerus marginatus. Japanese beetles will consume the petals. The corn marigold...
appositus) provide the spider with the most biomass, but small syrphid flies (Toxomerus marginatus) are the prey captured most frequently. Other frequently captured...
Central Coast. See § Nasonovia ribisnigri for an important aphid, and § Toxomerus marginatus and § Platycheirus stegnus for biocontrols. The Beet Armyworm...
Black-legged Flower Fly. Toxomerus marginatus (Say, 1823) Margined Calligrapher, the most common hoverfly in New York Toxomerus politus (Say, 1823) Maize...
Eristalis arbustorum, Eristalis dimidiata, and the calligrapher fly (Toxomerus marginatus) also have been recorded visiting the flowers. Banded woolly...
monophyletic and is paraphyletic with regard to Eosalpingogaster and Toxomerus, and some subgenera have been given full generic status (Hybobathus, Pelecinobaccha...
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