black wattle vs Tufted Clusterfly

Acacia celsa compared with Pollenia pediculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Polleniidae
Genus	Acacia	Pollenia
Species	Acacia celsa	Pollenia pediculata

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia celsa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.