Tufted Clusterfly vs Vagabund cluster fly

Pollenia pediculata compared with Pollenia vagabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tufted Clusterfly	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 pediculata	Pollenia vagabunda

Evolutionary Relationship

Tufted Clusterfly and Vagabund cluster fly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Vagabund cluster fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tufted Clusterfly	Vagabund cluster fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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