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title: "Maize Calligrapher"
description: "Toxomerus politus — Insetti e ragni. Toxomerus politus, commonly known as the maize calligrapher, is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/maize-calligrapher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Maize Calligrapher

> Toxomerus politus — Insetti e ragni. Toxomerus politus, commonly known as the maize calligrapher, is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae).

- Scientific name: *Toxomerus politus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 20733
- Wikidata: [Q7830454](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7830454)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146632](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146632)

## Names

- en: Maize Calligrapher
- es: Mosca del maíz

## Countries with the most observations

US (16678), CA (1086), MX (604), BR (509), AR (398), HN (196), EC (32), CO (24), GT (22), PA (21), UY (18), NI (11)

## Summary

Toxomerus politus, commonly known as the maize calligrapher, is a species of hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae). It is known from North, Central and South America. (see map) Although little is known about the early stages of this species, associations with corn have been noted. The adults and likely the larvae feed on the pollen of the corn plants.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxomerus_politus

## Photo

![Maize Calligrapher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/maize-calligrapher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephanie E. · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64001571

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/maize-calligrapher?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).