Toxomerus floralis is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.[1][2][3] Its native range is from the southern US through South America. The fly has been introduced into Africa, where Cyperus rotundus is a host plant for oviposition through pupation. Mitracarpus hirtus is another known host plant for the species, making T. floralis the only species of Toxomerus with larvae known to feed on plants from different families.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Toxomerus |
| Species: | T. floralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Toxomerus floralis (Fabricius, 1798)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Toxomerus floralis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Toxomerus floralis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Toxomerus floralis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Jordaens, Kurt; Goergen, Georg; Kirk-Spriggs, Ashley H.; Vokaer, Audrey; Backeljau, Thierry; Meyer, Marc De (20 November 2015). "A second New World hoverfly, Toxomerus floralis (Fabricius) (Diptera: Syrphidae), recorded from the Old World, with description of larval pollen-feeding ecology" (PDF). Zootaxa. 4044 (4): 567. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4044.4.6.
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