Myopa buccata explained

The variegated spring beegrabber[1] (Myopa buccata) is a species of fly from the genus Myopa in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. It is common throughout much of Europe.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Variegated Spring Beegrabber (Myopa buccata) . 2024-12-15 . iNaturalist . en.
  2. Book: Smith, K.G.V.. 1969. Diptera: Conopidae. 19 pp. . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a .