Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794)
(Awkward Clusterfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
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)
Records of Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly) :
1: Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
20 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Burdock leaf . Photos: Male genitalia
Image 1: Male - genitalia - everted - lateral view - microscope low magnification - pale background
2: Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
19 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on painted fence
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Male - genitalia - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Male - terminalia - ventral view - magnifiedImage 9: Male - thorax - antero-lateral view - magnifiedImage 10: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 11: Male - thorax - dorso-lateral view - magnifiedImage 12: Male - thorax - postero-lateral view - magnifiedImage 13: Wing - ventral view - highly enlarged
3: Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
9 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, resting on wall
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white background (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white background (3)Image 5: Male - genitalia - opened - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - genitalia - opened - lateral view - magnifiedImage 7: Male - genitalia - opened - lateral view - magnified (2)Image 8: Male - genitalia - opened - lateral view - magnified (3)Image 9: Male - genitalia - opened - ventral view - magnifiedImage 10: Male - head and thorax - ventro-lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 11: Male - head and thorax - ventro-lateral view - magnifiedImage 12: Male - head - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 13: Male - head - dorso-anterior view - magnifiedImage 14: Male - head - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 15: Male - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 16: Male - head - ventro-lateral view - magnifiedImage 17: Male - head - ventro-lateral view - magnified (2)Image 18: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Male - thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 20: Wing base - ventral view - magnifiedImage 21: Wing - ventral view - highly enlarged
4: Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
9 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
visiting Angelica
Image 1: Female - lateral and dorsal views

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
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