Genus

Calligrapher Flies

Toxomerus

10 species in our catalog · found in 26 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilySyrphidae (Hover Flies)
GenusToxomerus (Calligrapher Flies)

Species in this group

Toxomerus marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Toxomerus geminatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Toxomerus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus floralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus politus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus vertebratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus boscii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus crockeri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus parvulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Toxomerus corbis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Calligrapher Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 10	~40%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			~10%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~40%
	Margined Calligrapher			~20%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~20%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~30%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~30%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			~10%
	Black-Backed Calligrapher			~10%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~20%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
7	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~20%
8	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
	Black-Sided Calligrapher			<5%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
12	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Toxomerus vertebratus			~10%
13	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
14	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
16	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
17	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
18	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
19	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 10	~10%
	Toxomerus crockeri			~10%
20	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
21	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
22	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
23	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
24	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	<5%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~30%
	Margined Calligrapher			~20%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~20%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 10	~30%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			<5%
3	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~30%
	Margined Calligrapher			~20%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
4	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~30%
	Margined Calligrapher			~20%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
5	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~30%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
6	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~30%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
7	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 10	~20%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 10	~20%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
10	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
11	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
12	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
	Eastern Calligrapher			<5%
13	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			<5%
	Eastern Calligrapher			<5%
14	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~20%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
	Eastern Calligrapher			<5%
15	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
	Black-Sided Calligrapher			<5%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			<5%
	Black-Backed Calligrapher			<5%
16	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
17	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
18	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
19	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
20	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 10	~10%
	Western Calligrapher			~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
21	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
22	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
	Thin-Lined Calligrapher			<5%
23	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 10	~10%
	Toxomerus vertebratus			~10%
24	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
25	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
26	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
27	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Western Calligrapher			<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
28	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
29	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
30	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
31	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
32	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
33	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	2 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
34	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
35	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 10	~10%
	Margined Calligrapher			~10%
36	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	~10%
	Maize Calligrapher			~10%
37	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
38	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Florida Calligrapher			~10%
39	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 10	<5%
	Maize Calligrapher			<5%
40	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%
41	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Margined Calligrapher			<5%

Calligrapher Flies

Species in this group

Margined Calligrapher

Eastern Calligrapher

Western Calligrapher

Florida Calligrapher

Maize Calligrapher

Toxomerus vertebratus

Thin-Lined Calligrapher

Toxomerus crockeri

Black-Backed Calligrapher

Black-Sided Calligrapher

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Calligrapher Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked