Myopa buccata

Myopa buccata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Conopidae
Genus:	Myopa
Species:	M. buccata
Binomial name
	Myopa buccata; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Conops buccae Harris, 1776; Conops buccata Linnaeus, 1758 ; Myopa buccae(Harris, 1776);

Last updated August 18, 2025

The variegated spring beegrabber^[1] (Myopa buccata) is a species of fly from the genus Myopa in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus . It is common throughout much of Europe.^[2]

References

↑ "Variegated Spring Beegrabber (Myopa buccata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
↑ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.

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[1] "Variegated Spring Beegrabber (Myopa buccata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

[Smith-2] Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.

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