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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae) » Conopinae » Physocephala » Physocephala tibialis
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Thick Headed Fly: Physocephala - Physocephala tibialis - male
Copyright © 2015 Lloyd Davidson

Thick Headed Fly: Physocephala - Physocephala tibialis - Male
Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe 42°08'55.05" N 87°47'19.58" W, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 4, 2010
From Wikipedia: The larvae of all conopids are internal parasites, most of aculeate (stinging) Hymenoptera. Adult females aggressively intercept their hosts in flight to deposit eggs. The female's abdomen is modified to form what amounts to a "can opener" to pry open the segments of the host's abdomen as the egg is inserted.
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Contributed by Lloyd Davidson on 7 January, 2015 - 3:37pm
Last updated 12 January, 2015 - 11:37pm

Moved
Moved from Physocephala.

Gestalt of P. tibialis...and dark discal cell, and black on cheeks cinch ID. Lack of theca indicates a male here.

Nice image.
… Aaron Schusteff, 12 January, 2015 - 11:33pm login or register to post comments

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