Vagabond cluster fly
Pollenia vagabunda
The vagabond cluster fly is a fly that lives all over Europe. A vagabond is someone who wanders from place to place. This fly has travelled far too, all the way to North America.
Lives in
Europe, and North America from the east coast to British Columbia
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
It is found on dead animals, which many flies like it visit for food.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Vagabond cluster fly about 8 km/h (5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It belongs to a family of flies called cluster flies, which are related to blow flies.
2
It was first found in North America in 1958.
3
Today it lives across North America, all the way from the east coast to British Columbia in Canada.
you asked
Most asked questions about Vagabond cluster fly
?Where does the vagabond cluster fly live?
It is common in Europe and has spread across North America too.
?Is the vagabond cluster fly dangerous?
No. It does not bite or sting.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Pollenia vagabunda
- Group
- Flies and mosquitoes
- Family
- Polleniidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Diptera > Polleniidae
- Lives on
- Europe, North America
Where the facts come from
- Pollenia vagabunda (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by James K. Lindsey. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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