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Coelopa
Genus
Coelopa
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon
("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily
Sciomyzoidea
Family
Coelopidae (Kelp Flies)
Genus
Coelopa
Numbers
4 sp. in N. America.
(
1
)
Range
Coastal
(
1
)
Habitat
Rotting kelp
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2
Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
Contributed by
Keith Bayless
on 23 August, 2007 - 10:40am
Additional contributions by
metrioptera
Last updated 27 November, 2015 - 2:43pm