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Hi,

I have a question concerning the genus Pollenia. I know that Pollenia rudis parasitizes annelids but I don't know if all Pollenia do that. Can anyone give me any insight on this matter?

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According to Rognes:

armentaria - unknown
angustigena - earthworm host sp unknown
griseotomentosa - unknown
hungarica - reared from the lumbricid Eisenia rosea
pallida - unknown
pediculata - E rosea
rudis - E rosea. 1 example reared from Chondrostegia maghrebica (Lepidoptera) chrysalid
vagabunda - unknown

Sounds like a project for you Rui

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So many unknown.



Maybe, I must catch some earthworms and see what comes out. But I am really surprised one Pollenia reared from a lepidopteran, I would never expect that.
Well, thank you very much for your help Susan, I knew that you would reply this thread, and I'm eagerly waiting for your work on Pollenia identification to come out.