Pollenia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
(clusterflies)

Interactions where Pollenia is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva endoparasitises Minor LEPIDOPTERA butterflies and moths Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia/Polleniaclusterflieslarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Lepidopterabutterflies and mothsMinor
larva larva endoparasitises LUMBRICIDAE earthworms Crassiclitellata Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia/Polleniaclusterflieslarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Crassiclitellata/Lumbricidae/Lumbricidaeearthworms

Interactions where Pollenia is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(dead) dead adult may be infected by Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia/Polleniaclusterfliesdeadadult infects dead adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complexMycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Pollenia (clusterflies) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pollenia (clusterflies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Pollenia rudis
Awkward Clusterfly
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPollenia (clusterflies)
FamilyPOLLENIIDAE (a family of flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pollenia (clusterflies)

Pollenia (clusterflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pollenia (clusterflies):

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