Awkward Clusterfly vs Little Clusterfly

Pollenia rudis compared with Pollenia griseotomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Little Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Diptera (ハエ目)	Diptera (ハエ目)
Family same	Polleniidae	Polleniidae
Genus same	Pollenia	Pollenia
Species	Pollenia rudis	Pollenia griseotomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Awkward Clusterfly and Little Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Little Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Awkward Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Little Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Awkward Clusterfly

The Awkward Clusterfly (Pollenia rudis) 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden