Awkward Clusterfly vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Pollenia rudis compared with Pollenia viatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Awkward Clusterfly	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Diptera (แมลงวัน)	Diptera (แมลงวัน)
Family same	Polleniidae	Polleniidae
Genus same	Pollenia	Pollenia
Species	Pollenia rudis	Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Awkward Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Awkward Clusterfly	Orange-palped 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).

Orange-palped 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