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Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala

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Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:17 p.m.
Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:15 p.m.
Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:16 p.m.
Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:16 p.m.
Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:16 p.m.
Silver-headed Satellite Fly Silver-headed Satellite Fly - Metopia argyrocephala dylan Westbury Wildlife Park 27 May 2021, 8:45 a.m. 19 May 2021, 3:16 p.m.

Species Description

  • Metopia argyrocephala (Silver-headed Satellite Fly) /
  • Metopia campestris (Fringe-footed Satellite Fly)
  • Metopia grandii (Grandi's Satellite Fly)
  • Metopia staegerii (Staeger's Silver-headed Satellite Fly) -
  • Metopia tshernovae (Tshernova's Silver-headed Satellite Fly) 0 records -

Found in grassland / scrub. Leucophora Genus

  • Leucophora cinerea
  • Leucophora grisella
  • Leucophora obtusa
  • Leucophora personata
  • Leucophora sericea
  • Leucophora sociata
  • Leucophora sponsa
  • Leucophora unistriata

Possibly: Zaphne

  • Zaphne ambigua
  • Zaphne caudata
  • Zaphne divisa
  • Zaphne inuncta
  • Zaphne nuda
  • Zaphne proxima
  • Zaphne spiniclunis
  • Zaphne wierzejskii