Cluster fly - Pollenia sp. (Calliphoridae)

Description:

Biology: larva develop strictly on earthwormsPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 (Sechsfer)Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes & gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (true flies, Echte Fliegen)Infraorder: Muscomorpha [Syn.: Cyclorrhapha]Superfamily: Oestroidea TOWNSEND, 1931Family: Calliphoridae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889 (blow flies or cluster flies, Schmeifliegen)Subfamily: Calliphorinae BRAUER & BERGENSTAMM, 1889Tribus: Polleniini SHANNON, 1924Genus: Pollenia ROBINEAU-DESVOIDY, 1830 (cluster flies)[det. Roger Thomason, 2016, based on this photo]More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_flyGermany, SE-Berlin, 30-50m asl., 24.03.2012_____________________________________________MP-E65mm, macro 1.5x, f/11, 1/125, ISO400, ring-flash, hand-heldIMG_9645