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Metopia argyrocephala
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
Metopia luggeri Townsend, 1892 Musca leucocephala Rossi, 1790 Tachina argyrocephala Meigen, 1824

Metopia argyrocephala is a species of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae. It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.

References

1. ^ "Metopia argyrocephala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Metopia argyrocephala species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Metopia argyrocephala". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Metopia argyrocephala Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
5. Marshall, S. A. (2017). Insects : their natural history and diversity with a photographic guide to insects of eastern North America (Second ed.). Buffalo, New York. ISBN 9781770859623.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Metopia argyrocephala at Wikimedia Commons

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