A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013).
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Jim Brighton
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A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Kent Co., Maryland (5/2/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
A female Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Washington Co., Maryland (5/29/2017). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/6/2011). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY).
A pair of Yellow-spotted Falsehorns in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/18/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Status
Uncommon. Flies early in the year, mostly April through May. "Larvae are wood boring in solid wood within rotting stumps and logs" (Skevington, 2019).
Description
Can be identified from photos with care. Females are larger than males.
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A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013).
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Jim Brighton.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/15/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Kent Co., Maryland (5/2/2016). Determined by John S. Ascher/BugGuide.
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Shannon Schade.
A female Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Washington Co., Maryland (5/29/2017). Determined by Ken Wolgemuth/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/9/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/20/2023). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jim Moore.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/6/2011). Determined by Martin Hauser/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A Yellow-spotted Falsehorn in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/17/2021). (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Douglas Hooper via iNaturalist.
A pair of Yellow-spotted Falsehorns in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/18/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Source: Wikipedia
| Temnostoma daochus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Syrphidae |
| Tribe: | Milesiini |
| Subtribe: | Temnostomina |
| Genus: | Temnostoma |
| Species: | T. daochus
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| Binomial name | |
| Temnostoma daochus | |
| Synonyms | |
Temnostoma daochus (Walker, 1849), the Yellow-spotted Falsehorn, is a rare species of syrphid fly observed in the eastern United States. Hoverflies can remain nearly motionless in flight. The adults are also known as flower flies for they are commonly found on flowers, from which they get both energy-giving nectar and protein-rich pollen. Temnostoma adults are strong wasp mimics. The larvae burrow in moist decayed wood.[4][5]
Distribution
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 485–687.
- ^ Shannon, R.C. (1939). "Temnostoma bombylans and related species (Syrphidae, Diptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 41: 215–224. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Williston, S. W. (1887). "Synopsis of the North American Syrphidae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 31: xxx + 335. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Rotheray, G.E. (1993). "Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe" (PDF). Diperists Digest. 9: 155.
- ^ Skevington, Jeffrey H (2019). Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America. ISBN 9780691189406.
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