Metopia argyrocephala

Metopia argyrocephala is a species of satellite flies in the family Sarcophagidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.^[5]

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[1]
Metopia luggeri Townsend, 1892 Musca leucocephala Rossi, 1790 Tachina argyrocephala Meigen, 1824