Orange-palped Clusterfly vs Vagabund cluster fly

Pollenia viatica compared with Pollenia vagabunda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-palped Clusterfly	Vagabund cluster fly
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 viatica	Pollenia vagabunda

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Vagabund cluster fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-palped Clusterfly	Vagabund cluster fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden