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Metopia argyrocephala

Metopia argyrocephala is a species of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.

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Metopia argyrocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Genus: Metopia
Species:
M. argyrocephala
Binomial name
Metopia argyrocephala
(Meigen, 1824)
Synonyms1
  • Metopia luggeri Townsend, 1892
  • Musca leucocephala Rossi, 1790
  • Tachina argyrocephala Meigen, 1824

Metopia argyrocephala is a species of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae.1234 It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.5

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References

  1. "Metopia argyrocephala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Metopia argyrocephala species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Metopia argyrocephala". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Metopia argyrocephala Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. Marshall, S. A. (2017). Insects : their natural history and diversity with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America (Second ed.). Buffalo, New York. ISBN 9781770859623.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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