Little Clusterfly vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Pollenia griseotomentosa compared with Pollenia angustigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Clusterfly	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
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 griseotomentosa	Pollenia angustigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Clusterfly and Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Clusterfly	Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden