| Pollenia ruficrura | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Polleniidae |
| Genus: | Pollenia |
| Species: | P. ruficrura |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollenia ruficrura | |
| Synonyms | |
Pollenia ruficrura is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. [3]
Cluster flies are flies of the genus Pollenia in the family Polleniidae. Unlike the more familiar blow flies, such as the bluebottle genus Phormia, they are completely harmless to human health because they do not lay eggs in human food. They are parasitic on earthworms; the females lay their eggs near earthworm burrows, and the larvae then feed on the worms. But the biology of this group is relatively poorly known and a few have been recorded from other hosts including caterpillars and bees.
Melanodexia is a peculiar New World cluster fly genus of the western United States, formerly included in the family Calliphoridae.
Polleniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera. There are at least 6 genera and more than 190 described species placed definitively in Polleniidae, and other genera whose placement here is considered uncertain.The largest genus is Pollenia, with close to 190 species of flies commonly called "cluster flies".
Rhiniidae is a family of flies in the order Diptera, and formerly included in the Calliphoridae. There are around 30 genera and 370 described species in Rhiniidae.>
Pollenia dasypoda is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia leclercqiana is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia mediterranea is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia paupera is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia amentaria is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia atramentaria is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia contempta is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia labialis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia is a genus of flies in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia doronici is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Morinia tsitsikamma is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Dexopollenia maculata is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Dexopollenia monsdulitae is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Dexopollenia tianmushanensis is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Nesodexia corsicana is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
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