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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Kelp Flies (Coelopidae) » Coelopa
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beach fly in OC - Coelopa
Copyright © 2010 Chris Mallory

beach fly in OC - Coelopa
Orange County, California, USA
May 15, 2010
Size: est 8mm
Beach flies, although extraordinarily numerous, have always been impossible for me to shoot; fortunately for me (and unfortunately for the fly), this one was having some wing troubles and allowed me to get a few shots.
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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 15 May, 2010 - 5:41pm
Last updated 25 May, 2010 - 4:14pm

Moved
Moved from Kelp Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 25 May, 2010 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 16 May, 2010 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice, thanks Keith
Never heard of this family but it does make sense. Lots of these were swarming around decaying kelp.
… Chris Mallory, 17 May, 2010 - 12:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Chris Mallory, 15 May, 2010 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

Interesting fly, Chris
Please move to Flies (Diptera) for expert review.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 May, 2010 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

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