Toxomerus marginatus
| Toxomerus marginatus | |
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| 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) | |
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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.[1]
References
- ↑ 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 (PDF) (UK: Taylor and Francis) 43 (15): 939–949. doi:10.1080/00222930802610576. ISSN 1464-5262.
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