Myopa buccata
| Myopa buccata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Conopidae |
| Genus: | Myopa |
| Species: | M. buccata |
| Binomial name | |
| Myopa buccata | |
| Synonyms | |
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.