Cacoxenus indagator

Houdini fly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Drosophilidae
Genus:	Cacoxenus
Species:	C. indagator
Binomial name
	Cacoxenus indagator; Loew, 1858[1]

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

"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.