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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Polleniinae

Higher classification
  
Polleniinae

Phylum
  
Family
  
Calliphoridae

Scientific name
  
Pollenia

Rank
  
Genus

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The cluster flies or attic flies are the genus Pollenia in the blowfly family Calliphoridae. Unlike more familiar blow flies, such as the bluebottle genus Phormia, they do not present a health hazard because they do not lay eggs in human food. They are strictly parasitic on earthworms; the females lay their eggs near earthworm burrows, and the larvae then infest the worms. However, the flies are a nuisance; when the adults emerge in the late summer or autumn, they enter houses to hibernate, often in large numbers; they are difficult to eradicate because they favour inaccessible spaces such as roof and wall cavities. They are often seen on windows of little-used rooms.

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The typical cluster fly Pollenia rudis is about 7 mm long and can be recognised by distinct lines or stripes behind the head, short golden-coloured hairs on the thorax, and irregular light and dark gray areas on the abdomen. Cluster flies are typically slow-moving.

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Cluster flies have a widespread distribution. Eight species are found in Britain and 31 in Europe. Pollenia species are also numerous in Australia and New Zealand (over 30 species); they are a common pest in North America. P. rudis has spread widely in association with humans.

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Species

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  • P. amentaria (Scopoli 1763)
  • P. angustigena Wainwright 1940
  • P. atramentaria (Meigen 1826)
  • P. bezziana Rognes 1992
  • P. bicolor Robineau-Desvoidy 1830
  • P. bulgarica Jacentkovsky 1939
  • P. contempta Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
  • P. dasypoda Portschinsky 1881
  • P. fulvipalpis Macquart 1835
  • P. griseotomentosa (Jacentkovsky 1944)
  • P. hungarica Rognes 1987
  • P. labialis Robineau-Desvoidy 1863
  • P. leclercqiana (Lehrer 1978)
  • P. luteovillosa Rognes 1987
  • P. mayeri Jacentkovsky 1941
  • P. mediterranea Grunin 1966
  • P. moravica (Jacentkovsky 1941)
  • P. paupera Róndani 1862
  • P. pectinata Grunin 1966
  • P. pediculata Macquart 1834
  • P. ponti Rognes 1991
  • P. pseudintermedia Rognes 1987
  • P. pseudorudis Rognes, 1985
  • P. rudis (Fabricius 1794)
  • P. ruficrura Róndani 1862
  • P. similis (Jacentkovsky 1941)
  • P. tenuiforceps Róndani 1928
  • P. vagabunda (Meigen 1826)
  • P. venturii Zumpt 1956
  • P. vera Jacentkovsky 1936
  • P. verneri Rognes 1992
  • P. viatica Robineau-Desvoidy 1830

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    References

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