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INSECTS

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus

Insects
Margined Calligrapher, photo 1 of 5
Margined Calligrapher, Male
Margined Calligrapher, Female
5–6 mmLength

Fly in the family Syrphidae 5–6 mm long.

There are 797 observations of Margined Calligrapher in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal241
  2. Montérégie136
  3. Estrie91
  4. Capitale-Nationale68
  5. Outaouais64
  6. Laurentides41
  7. Lanaudière27
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches22
  9. Mauricie19
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent18
  12. Côte-Nord18
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  14. Centre-du-Québec9
  15. Laval7
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6

Similar species

Eastern CalligrapherToxomerus geminatus
Maize CalligrapherToxomerus politus
Oblique StreaktailAllograpta obliqua
Variable Duskyface FlyMelanostoma mellinum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Tufted GlobetailSphaerophoria contigua
Common Grass SkimmerParagus haemorrhous
Thick-legged Hover FlySyritta pipiens
Common Flower FlySyrphus ribesii
Transverse-banded Flower FlyEristalis transversa