Toxomerus marginatus
| Toxomerus marginatus | |
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| Toxomerus marginatus female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Toxomerus |
| Species: | T. marginatus
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| Toxomerus marginatus (Say, 1823)
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Toxomerus marginatus, also known as the calligrapher fly, 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. Adults feed on a wide range of flowers.[1] Smith & Chaney 2007 finds T. marginatus is the most numerous of the Syrphidae species controlling aphids in lettuce fields on California's Central Coast.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Reemer, Menno; Rotheray, Graham E. (16 April 2009). "Pollen feeding larvae in the presumed predatory syrphine genus Toxomerus Macquart (Diptera, Syrphidae)". Journal of Natural History. UK: Taylor and Francis. 43 (15): 939–949. doi:10.1080/00222930802610576. ISSN 1464-5262.
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- Ssymank, Axel; Kearns, C. A.; Pape, Thomas; Thompson, F. Christian (2008). "Pollinating Flies (Diptera): A major contribution to plant diversity and agricultural production". Biodiversity. Taylor & Francis. 9 (1–2): 86–89. doi:10.1080/14888386.2008.9712892. ISSN 1488-8386. S2CID 39619017.
- Smith, Hugh A.; Chaney, William E. (2007-02-01). "A Survey of Syrphid Predators of Nasonovia ribisnigri in Organic Lettuce on the Central Coast of California". Journal of Economic Entomology. Entomological Society of America (OUP). 100 (1): 39–48. doi:10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[39:asospo]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0022-0493. PMID 17370807. S2CID 20442282.
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