Biology:Metopia argyrocephala

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Short description: Species of fly

Metopia argyrocephala
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Scientific classification edit
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]
  • Meigen, 1824 Townsend, 1892
  • Musca leucocephala Metopia luggeri
  • Rossi, 1790 Tachina argyrocephala

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. 1.0 1.1 "Metopia argyrocephala Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=152581. Retrieved 2018-05-04. 
  2. "Metopia argyrocephala species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/1f8dc90e5ed2f7ed8ed16723814be474. Retrieved 2018-05-04. 
  3. "Metopia argyrocephala". https://www.gbif.org/species/5061152. Retrieved 2018-05-04. 
  4. "Metopia argyrocephala Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1408986. 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. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14086110 entry