Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794)
(Awkward Clusterfly)

Interactions where Pollenia rudis 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 (solitary) solitary larva endoparasitises Allolobophora chlorotica Green Worm, Stubby Worm Crassiclitellata: Lumbricidae Earthworms, Sims, R.W. & Gerard, B.M., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia rudis/Pollenia rudisawkward clusterflysolitarylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Crassiclitellata/Lumbricidae/Allolobophora chlorotica/Allolobophora chloroticagreen worm, stubby worm
larva (solitary) solitary larva endoparasitises Aporrectodea rosea Rosy or Rosy-tip Worm, Mucous Worm Crassiclitellata: Lumbricidae Earthworms, Sims, R.W. & Gerard, B.M., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Polleniidae/Pollenia rudis/Pollenia rudisawkward clusterflysolitarylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Annelida/Clitellata/Crassiclitellata/Lumbricidae/Aporrectodea rosea/Aporrectodea rosearosy or rosy-tip worm, mucous worm

Author & YearTitleSource
Sims, R.W. & Gerard, B.M., 1985EarthwormsSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 31, 171pp, The Linnean Society of London

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

Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 36 images of Pollenia rudis (Awkward Clusterfly)
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