Physocephala marginata

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Physocephala marginata is a species of thick-headed fly in the family Conopidae.[1][2][3] It is a parasite of Anthophora abrupta bees, although pupation occurs only after death of the host bee. [4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Conopidae
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Physocephala marginata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Conopidae
Genus: Physocephala
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Physocephala marginata
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conops marginata Say, 1823
  • Physocephala dakotensis Van Duzee, 1934
  • Physocephala stylifer Van Duzee, 1934
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