Fucellia maritima

Fucellia maritima
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Anthomyiidae
Subfamily:	Anthomyiinae
Tribe:	Anthomyini
Genus:	Fucellia
Species:	F. maritima
Binomial name
	Fucellia maritima; Haliday, 1838

Fucellia maritima is a Palearctic and Nearctic species of kelp fly in the family Anthomyiidae.^[2] Adults are found in large numbers from March to September on the British Isles coast. The species is particularly attracted to Fucus sp. and Laminaria sp. seaweed.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Haliday, A. (1838). XXII.—New British insects indicated in Mr. Curtis's guide. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2(9): 183-190. online at [1]
^ Aldrich, J.M. 1918. The kelp-flies of North America (genus Fucellia, family Anthomyidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series 8, 157–159
^ Egglishaw, H. J. 1960. The life-history of Fucellia maritima (Haliday) (Diptera, Muscidae). Entomologist 93, 225–31.

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[1] Haliday, A. (1838). XXII.—New British insects indicated in Mr. Curtis's guide. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2(9): 183-190. online at [1]

[2] Aldrich, J.M. 1918. The kelp-flies of North America (genus Fucellia, family Anthomyidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series 8, 157–159

[3] Egglishaw, H. J. 1960. The life-history of Fucellia maritima (Haliday) (Diptera, Muscidae). Entomologist 93, 225–31.

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