Pollenia labialis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863
(Dark-based Clusterfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPollenia labialis (Dark-based 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 labialis (Dark-based Clusterfly) :
1: Pollenia labialis (Dark-based Clusterfly)
23 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on south-facing house wall in sunshine
Image 1: Male - antero-dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 4: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 5: Male - genitalia - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 6: Male - genitalia - lateral view - magnifiedImage 7: Male - genitalia - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Male - genitalia - postero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 9: Male - genitalia - ventral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Male - genitalia - ventral view - magnifiedImage 11: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 12: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlargedImage 13: Male - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 14: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 15: Male - head - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 16: Male - head - front three-quarter view - close-up - magnifiedImage 17: Male - head - front three-quarter view - magnifiedImage 18: Male - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 19: Male - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Male - thorax - postero-lateral view - magnifiedImage 21: Wing - highly enlargedImage 22: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 23: Male - genitalia - lateral view - magnified

Pollenia labialis (Dark-based Clusterfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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