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Myopa buccata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Conopidae
Genus:	Myopa
Species:	M. buccata
Binomial name
Myopa buccata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Conops buccae Harris, 1776 Conops buccata Linnaeus, 1758 Myopa buccae (Harris, 1776)

The variegated spring beegrabber (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.

References

1. "Variegated Spring Beegrabber (Myopa buccata)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
2. Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.

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