Metopia argyrocephala
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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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Metopia argyrocephala | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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