Biology:Physocephala rufipes

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Short description: Species of fly

Physocephala rufipes
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. rufipes
Binomial name
Physocephala rufipes
(Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Conops petiolata Linnaeus, 1767
  • Conops rufipes Fabricius, 1781
  • Physocephala petiolata (Linnaeus, 1767)

Physocephala rufipes is a species of fly from the genus Physocephala in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. It is common throughout much of Europe.[1]

References

  1. Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7189749 entry