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Coelopidae
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Coelopidae

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Also known as kelp flies

thumb|Kelp flies on a flatfish. The Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae flies (order Diptera), they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, although both terms are used for a number of seashore Diptera. Fewer than 40 species occur worldwide. The family is found in temperate areas, with species occurring in the southern Afrotropical, Holarctic, and Australasian (which has the most species) regions.

Species

kelp-flies

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyCoelopidae
Habitatmarine

Clouds of seaweed flies are found in the summer on the beach. They can be very irritating for sun-bathers, but they do no harm. They visit flowers along the coast. The larva eat rotting seaweed.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
239
With media
9
Family
Coelopidae
Collections
MHNCA, UCSB, UAM, NMV, SDNHM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Australia
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Sciomyzoidea
Image
Coelopidae.jpeg
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taxon name
Coelopidae
taxon rank
family
Commons category
Coelopidae
taxon common name
tangfluer
topic's main category
Category:Coelopidae
diel cycle
diurnality
Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Family characteristics
  • Biology
  • Classification
  • Other
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links
  • Identification
  • Species lists

thumb|Kelp flies on a flatfish. The Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae flies (order Diptera), they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, although both terms are used for a number of seashore Diptera. Fewer than 40 species occur worldwide. The family is found in temperate areas, with species occurring in the southern Afrotropical, Holarctic, and Australasian (which has the most species) regions.

thumb|230px|left|Coelopa frigida morphology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coelopidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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