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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Kelp Flies (Coelopidae) » Coelopa » Coelopa vanduzeei
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Ugly Fly from Santa Cruz, California - Coelopa vanduzeei
Copyright © 2007 Arthur Scott Macmillan

Ugly Fly from Santa Cruz, California - Coelopa vanduzeei
Santa Cruz, Santa Clara County, California, USA
July 29, 2007
Seen near the tide pools at the end of the evening.
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Contributed by Arthur Scott Macmillan on 1 August, 2007 - 6:50pm
Last updated 23 August, 2007 - 11:25pm

Appears to be
A fly in the family Coelopidae (seaweed flies). They are usually flattened and found near the shores of salt water habitats.
… Matt Bertone, 1 August, 2007 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Hairy legs
Lots of settae on the legs is another good indicator of this species. I posted the first image of this species on the BG and got it published in the NWF Field Guide to Insects which just came out
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 23 August, 2007 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, this species seems to have been largely overlooked
Possibly too obscure, or too ugly, or could it be the fear of getting sand in one's camera?
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 26 August, 2007 - 2:05am login or register to post comments

 
Interesting, Thanks -
Come to think of it, seaweed and flies do seem to occur together.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 2 August, 2007 - 3:45am login or register to post comments

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