Biology:Physocephala marginata

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Short description: Species of fly

Physocephala marginata
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Physocephala marginata
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Van Duzee, 1934 Say, 1823
  • Physocephala dakotensis Conops marginata
  • Van Duzee, 1934 Physocephala stylifer

Physocephala marginata is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae.[1][2][3] It is a parasite of Anthophora abrupta bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee. [4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13905750 entry