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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Polleniidae |
| Genus: | Pollenia |
| Species: | P. vagabunda
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| Pollenia vagabunda (Meigen 1826)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Pollenia vagabunda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Pollenia vagabunda species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Pollenia vagabunda". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Pollenia vagabunda Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
edit- 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
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