Metopia argyrocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sarcophagidae
Genus: Metopia
Species:
M. argyrocephala
Binomial name
Metopia argyrocephala
(Meigen, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • Metopia luggeri Townsend, 1892
  • Musca leucocephala Rossi, 1790
  • Tachina argyrocephala Meigen, 1824

Metopia argyrocephala is a species of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae.[1][2][3][4] It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "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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