Cacoxenus indagator

Houdini fly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Drosophilidae
Genus:
Species:	C. indagator
Binomial name
	Cacoxenus indagator; Loew, 1858

Cacoxenus indagator is a species of fruit fly.^[1] It is a kleptoparasite, laying its eggs in the pollen-filled nest cells of mason bees.^[2] On account of its ability to break out of those cells once hatched, it is commonly known as the Houdini fly.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Cacoxenus indagator". NBN Atlas. National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ "Houdini fly found in Washington". Washington State Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ Natter, Jean R. "A new Pest of Mason Bees: The "Houdini" Fly". OSU Metro-area Master Gardener Program. Oregon State University. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^ Marshall, Michael. "Zoologer: Houdini fly inflates head to break walls". New Scientist. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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[NBN_Atlas-1] "Cacoxenus indagator". NBN Atlas. National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[2] "Houdini fly found in Washington". Washington State Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[3] Natter, Jean R. "A new Pest of Mason Bees: The "Houdini" Fly". OSU Metro-area Master Gardener Program. Oregon State University. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

[4] Marshall, Michael. "Zoologer: Houdini fly inflates head to break walls". New Scientist. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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