Physocephala rufipes

{{Short description|Species of fly}}

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| genus = Physocephala

| species = rufipes

| authority = (Fabricius, 1781)

| synonyms =

• Conops petiolata Linnaeus, 1767
• Conops rufipes Fabricius, 1781
• Physocephala petiolata (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Physocephala rufipes is a species of fly from the genus Physocephala in the family Conopidae. Their larvae are endoparasites of bumble bees of the genus Bombus. It is common throughout much of Europe.{{cite book|author=Smith, K.G.V.|year=1969|title=Diptera: Conopidae|pages=19 pp|publisher= Royal Entomological Society of London | series = Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects|issn=| volume = 10 pt 3a }}