Metopia argyrocephala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Sarcophagidae |
Genus: | Metopia |
Species: | M. argyrocephala |
Binomial name | |
Metopia argyrocephala (Meigen, 1824) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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]
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