Myopa buccata

Myopa buccata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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