Little Clusterfly vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Pollenia griseotomentosa compared with Pollenia viatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Clusterfly	Orange-palped 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 viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Little Clusterfly and Orange-palped Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Clusterfly	Orange-palped 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.

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden