Physocephala rufipes

Physocephala rufipes is a species of fly from the genus Physocephala in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. It is common throughout much of Europe.^[1]

Physocephala rufipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Conopidae
Genus:	Physocephala
Species:	P. rufipes
Binomial name
Physocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781)
Synonyms
Conops petiolata Linnaeus, 1767 Conops rufipes Fabricius, 1781 Physocephala petiolata (Linnaeus, 1767)