Bug FAQVagabond Cluster Fly
Pollenia vagabunda · Order: Diptera · Family: Polleniidae
Also called: Vagabund Cluster Fly, Vagabund Clusterfly
The Vagabond Cluster Fly is a type of blow fly belonging to the family Polleniidae. It is found widely across Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is a blow fly in the family Polleniidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its distribution is widespread throughout Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alaska, Washington, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Vermont, Maine, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Polleniidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollenia_vagabunda
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.