Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus)
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FliesIn Greene County, Ohio

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus (Say, 1823)

Margined Calligrapher in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Near Greene County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (15)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Margined Calligrapher by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County86 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County181 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County28 · Season shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County123 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County47 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County89 · Season shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County55 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Greene County

Late May to late July, middle week Jun 14–20

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Recording in Greene County · records of all species each week, 31,407 in all

Records per week from 28 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 22 dates. Latest record: July 2025.

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Records of Margined Calligrapher in Greene County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Margined CalligrapherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100097
Jan 11–170049
Jan 18–240037
Jan 25–310055
Feb 1–70082
Feb 8–140090
Feb 15–2100186
Feb 22–2800151
Mar 1–700124
Mar 8–1400238
Mar 15–2100299
Mar 22–2800338
Mar 29 – Apr 400561
Apr 5–1100537
Apr 12–1800738
Apr 19–2500793
Apr 26 – May 2001,090
May 3–900778
May 10–1600721
May 17–2311889
May 24–3075932
May 31 – Jun 621889
Jun 7–13111,186
Jun 14–20541,205
Jun 21–27431,059
Jun 28 – Jul 4111,150
Jul 5–11221,279
Jul 12–18111,164
Jul 19–25001,228
Jul 26 – Aug 1311,533
Aug 2–8111,324
Aug 9–15001,105
Aug 16–2200957
Aug 23–2900942
Aug 30 – Sep 500932
Sep 6–1200992
Sep 13–19001,194
Sep 20–2600870
Sep 27 – Oct 300677
Oct 4–1000614
Oct 11–1700533
Oct 18–2400305
Oct 25–3100307
Nov 1–700214
Nov 8–1400227
Nov 15–2100155
Nov 22–2800110
Nov 29 – Dec 50086
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190046
Dec 20–2600117
Dec 27 – Jan 200186

Reported as an adult

Only 2 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early May to late September, middle week Jun 14–20

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,581 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 632 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Margined Calligrapher in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Margined CalligrapherYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 42119,661
Apr 5–113326,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–253341,623
Apr 26 – May 29456,391
May 3–930552,952
May 10–1633853,785
May 17–2395857,698
May 24–30119954,651
May 31 – Jun 61441053,099
Jun 7–13185953,700
Jun 14–201851056,625
Jun 21–271881055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41361058,477
Jul 5–111101061,336
Jul 12–18641064,722
Jul 19–2551769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 126759,416
Aug 2–817759,712
Aug 9–1523755,994
Aug 16–2216754,328
Aug 23–299551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 59657,167
Sep 6–1212659,075
Sep 13–1916854,543
Sep 20–2613645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 321843,180
Oct 4–1017637,841
Oct 11–1711530,824
Oct 18–247521,156
Oct 25–317719,021
Nov 1–79614,172
Nov 8–146412,621
Nov 15–21447,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Toxomerus recorded in Greene County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Maize Calligrapher Toxomerus politusOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Oblique Streaktail Allograpta (Allograpta) obliqua109 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Tufted Globetail Sphaerophoria (Sphaerophoria) contigua21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed76%49%
Farmland14%11%
Forest6%31%
Wetland2%5%
Barren0.8%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.8%0.9%
Open water0.3%3%

From 762 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Greene County result

28 records from 1 dataset.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.