| Xanthotryxus auratus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Polleniidae |
| Genus: | Xanthotryxus |
| Species: | X. auratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthotryxus auratus | |
| Synonyms | |
Xanthotryxus auratus is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae. [2]
The grass flies or cluster flies or attic flies are the genus Pollenia in the family Polleniidae are completely harmless to human health. They are strictly parasitic on earthworms; the females lay their eggs near earthworm burrows, and the larvae then feed on the worms. Cluster flies seek refuge in cold weather and find their way into attic spaces and similar areas indoors. They often emerge on warm days, and cluster at windows attempting to exit.
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".
Pollenia ibalia is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia moretonensis 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 viridiventris is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia semicinerea is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia pediculata is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Pollenia viatica is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Melanodexia glabricula is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Xanthotryxus is a genus of flies in the family Polleniidae.
Xanthotryxus bazini 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.
Dexopollenia bicolor is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
Nesodexia is a genus of flies tentatively assigned to the family Polleniidae.
Nesodexia corsicana is a species of cluster fly in the family Polleniidae.
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