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Toxomerus marginatus

Toxomerus marginatus
Toxomerus marginatus (female).jpg
Toxomerus marginatus female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Syrphidae
Genus: Toxomerus
Species: T. marginatus
Binomial name
Toxomerus marginatus
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Scaeva marginata Say, 1823
  • Syrphus limbiventris Thomson, 1869

Toxomerus marginatus, is a common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of North America.

The larvae are predators of thrips, aphids, and small caterpillars. Adult feed on a wide range of flowers.



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