Fucellia maritima

Fucellia maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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. 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.

References

↑ 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
↑ 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

[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.