Black-Based Cluster Fly vs Vagabund cluster fly

Pollenia labialis compared with Pollenia vagabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Vagabund cluster fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Polleniidae	Polleniidae
Genus same	Pollenia	Pollenia
Species	Pollenia labialis	Pollenia vagabunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Based Cluster Fly and Vagabund cluster fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Vagabund cluster fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Vagabund cluster fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Vagabund cluster fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) is a species in the genus Pollenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States