Physocephala marginata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Conopidae |
| Genus: | Physocephala |
| Species: | P. marginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Physocephala marginata (Say, 1823)
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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]
References
- ^ a b "Physocephala marginata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Physocephala marginata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Physocephala marginata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Norden, Beth B.; Scarbrough, Aubrey G. (1982). "Predators, Parasites, and Associates of Anthophora abrupta Say (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 90 (3): 181–185. ISSN 0028-7199. JSTOR 25009315. Retrieved 28 December 2023.