- Conops quadrifasciatus
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Conops quadrifasciatus 
Conops quadrifasciatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Conopidae Subfamily: Conopinae Tribe: Conopini Genus: Conops Subgenus: Conops Species: C. quadrifasciatus Binomial name Conops quadrifasciatus
De Geer, 1776Synonyms - Conops macrocephala Harris, 1776
Male on a blossom of blackberry (video, 1m 20s)
Conops quadrifasciatus is a species of fly from the genus Conops in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. It is common throughout much of Europe.[1]
References
- ^ Smith, K.G.V. (1969). Diptera: Conopidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 3a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 19 pp.
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