Thin Lined Calligrapher Fly

Toxomerus boscii Macquart 1842

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Toxomerus boscii (Thin Lined Calligrapher Fly) is a species of flies in the family flower flies. They visit flowers of Frog Fruit, romerillo, Dotted Smartweed, and Atlantic St. John's-Wort. They are diurnal.

EOL has data for 12 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002458
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Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer 1841) (Bowl and Doily Spider)
behavioral circadian rhythm
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001502
- Definition: Any measurable or observable behavioral characteristic related to a daily biological activity cycle.
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diurnal
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q906470
- Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Persicaria punctata (Ell.) Small (Dotted Smartweed)
feeding structure
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/FeedingStructure
- Definition: The morphological structure of body parts used to ingest food.
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sucking mouthparts
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/sucking
- Definition: Mouthparts adapted for the take-up of liquids via suction through a tubular proboscis.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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Euphorbia heterophylla var. cyathophora (Murray) Griseb. (fire on the mountain)
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Solidago mexicana L. (seaside goldenrod)

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Thin-lined Calligrapher Fly. View this species on GBIF

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Thin Lined Calligrapher Fly

Toxomerus boscii Macquart 1842

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