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| Domain |
Eukarya |
| Kingdom |
Animalia |
| Phylum |
Arthropoda |
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Insecta |
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Diptera |
| Family |
Coelopidae |
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| Genus |
Coelopa |
| Species |
vanduzeei |
| Common Name: |
Kelp Fly |
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See this video of the kelp fly |
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| Probably the most irritating insect to work around when on the island is the kelp fly. On a calm day in May or June these flies are very difficult to tolerate. They also like getting into buildings and often end up dead on the windowsills.
They are scavengers on decaying vegetation and as shown here a blood meal from a marine mammal.
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Date:
2005 |
Garry Fletcher |
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