
Toxomerus marginatus
Margined Calligrapher
As recorded: Toxomerus marginatus (Say, 1823)
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Diptera › Syrphidae
- Collected by
- Hocking, B.
- Date
- May 24, 1969
- Locality
- Oahu (?); Makaha
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 24, 1969, Hocking, B. also collected 10 other specimens.
Toxomerus marginatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-19
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-16
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) rnpreptiles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Toxomerus marginatus. BPBM 2005031105. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39355749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2005031105.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39355749 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
