Pollenia vagabunda

Pollenia vagabunda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Polleniidae
Genus:	Pollenia
Species:	P. vagabunda
Binomial name
Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen 1826)
Synonyms[1]
Musca vagabunda Meigen 1826

Pollenia vagabunda is a species of blow fly in the family Polleniidae.[1][2][3][4] It is widespread in Europe and can be found on carrion, although not associated with any specific stages of decomposition.[5] P. vagabunda has also been found in North America, first being discovered there in 1958, with a range from the east coast to British Columbia.[6]

References

1. "Pollenia vagabunda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
2. "Pollenia vagabunda species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
3. "Pollenia vagabunda". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
4. "Pollenia vagabunda Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
5. Taleb, Meriem; Tail, Ghania; Açıkgöz, Halide Nihal (2 January 2022). "Molecular identification of the potentially forensically relevant cluster flies Pollenia rudis (Fabricius) and Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen) (Diptera: Polleniidae) — non-recorded species in Algeria". Forensic Sciences Research. 7 (1): 69–77. doi:10.1080/20961790.2020.1857937. ISSN 2096-1790. PMC 8967396. PMID 35368910. S2CID 233899966.
6. Bowser, Matt (2015). "First record of a cluster fly (Calliphoridae: Pollenia) in Alaska" (PDF). Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society. 8 (1): 1–2. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

Further reading

• Whitworth, T. L. (2006). "Keys to the genera and species of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 108 (3): 689–725. ISSN 0013-8797.

External links

• Media related to Pollenia vagabunda at Wikimedia Commons