''Physocephala rufipes'' is a
species of
fly
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
from the genus ''
Physocephala'' in the
family Conopidae. Their
larvae are
endoparasites
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...
of bumble bees of the genus ''
Bombus''. It is common throughout much of
Europe.
References
Parasitic flies
Parasites of bees
Conopidae
Insects described in 1781
Muscomorph flies of Europe
Endoparasites
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