Species

Toxomerus occidentalis (Western calligrapher)

Toxomerus occidentalis. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Toxomerus occidentalis, is a species of flower fly found in western North America from British Columbia south to California, Colorado and Texas.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Diptera (Flies)
        Suborder: Brachycera (Brachyceran flies)
        Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha (Cyclorrhaphan flies)
        Zoosection: Aschiza (Aschizan flies)
        Family: Syrphidae (Hover flies)
        Subfamily: Syrphinae (Typical hover flies)
        Tribe: Syrphini
        Genus: Toxomerus (Calligrapher flies)
        Species: Toxomerus occidentalis (Western calligrapher)

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