An American Harlequin in Howard Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
An American Harlequin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
An American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/1/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An American Harlequin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An American Harlequin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2022). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
An American Harlequin in Washington Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/17/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An American Harlequin in Washington Co., Maryland (5/27/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
An American Harlequin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
An American Harlequin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A female American Harlequin in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/30/2007).
Seasonality Snapshot
Status
Uncommon. Flies mostly late April through September. Adults are found in forest and field habitats.
Description
The only member of its genus in North America. Despite variability in the abdominal pattern (the area between the yellow bands can be entirely black or mostly orange), this species can be readily identified from photos. The vivid yellow stripes on the side of the scutum and the yellow-banded abdomen are distinctive. This may be a complex of two sympatric species. (Skevington, 2019)
Relationships
Larvae are unknown, but larvae of other members of the genus live in ant nests, where they feed on root aphids tended by ants of the genus Lasius (Skevington, 2019).
Map Snapshot
26 Records
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An American Harlequin in Howard Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Bonnie Ott.
An American Harlequin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
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Steve Scholnick.
An American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/1/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
An American Harlequin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/7/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
An American Harlequin in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2022). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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David via iNaturalist.
An American Harlequin in Washington Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/17/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
An American Harlequin in Washington Co., Maryland (5/27/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
An American Harlequin in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/30/2022). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
An American Harlequin in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/25/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Frode Jacobsen.
American Harlequin in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/18/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
A female American Harlequin in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/30/2007).
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Thomas Wilson.
Source: Wikipedia
| Philhelius flavipes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Genus: | Philhelius |
| Species: | P. flavipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Philhelius flavipes (Loew, 1863)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Philhelius flavipes is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Prior to 2018, it was known under the genus name Xanthogramma, a junior synonym.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Xanthogramma flavipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xanthogramma flavipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Xanthogramma flavipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Evenhuis NL. Nomenclatural studies toward a World List of Diptera genus-group names. Part VI: Daniel William Coquillett. Zootaxa. 2018 Feb 18;4381(1):1-95. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4381.1.1. PMID: 29689947
External links
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