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Kelp Fly

Coelopa frigida

Photo by Machi
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44.3289, -68.1831

Field Notes

Description:

These tiny flies would land right where the water had just washed away from the last wave.

Habitat:

Sand Beach is made up of lots of tiny ground up seashells and rocks rather than fine sand. On each side is a steep, rocky cliff

Reference Links:

Species Coelopa frigida - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

kelp fly

Coelopa frigida

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New England Arthropods
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PublishedMay 7, 2016

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