Pollenia vagabunda explained

Pollenia vagabunda is a species of blow fly in the family Polleniidae. It is widespread in Europe and can be found on carrion, although not associated with any specific stages of decomposition.^[1] 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.^[2]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Taleb . Meriem . Tail . Ghania . Açıkgöz . Halide Nihal . 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 . 2 January 2022 . 7 . 1 . 69–77 . 10.1080/20961790.2020.1857937 . 35368910 . 8967396 . 233899966 . 2096-1790. free .
2. Bowser . Matt . First record of a cluster fly (Calliphoridae: Pollenia) in Alaska . Newsletter of the Alaska Entomological Society . 2015 . 8 . 1 . 1–2 . 18 November 2022.