Black-Based Cluster Fly vs Little Clusterfly

Pollenia labialis compared with Pollenia griseotomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Little Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Polleniidae	Polleniidae
Genus same	Pollenia	Pollenia
Species	Pollenia labialis	Pollenia griseotomentosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Based Cluster Fly and Little Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pollenia.

Conservation Status

Black-Based Cluster Fly

LC — Least Concern

Little Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Based Cluster Fly	Little Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Based Cluster Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Little Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-Based Cluster Fly

The Black-Based Cluster Fly (Pollenia labialis) 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