''Metopia argyrocephala'' is a species of satellite flies in the family

Sarcophagidae Sarcophagidae () are a family of flies commonly known as flesh flies. They differ from most flies in that they are ovoviviparous, opportunistically depositing hatched or hatching maggots instead of eggs on carrion, dung, decaying material, or op ...

. It is unusual among kleptoparasitic flies in that the larvae develop in nests of both bees and wasps.

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* Sarcophagidae Articles created by Qbugbot Insects described in 1824 Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen {{Oestroidea-stub