Beach flies
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Helcomyza ustulata |
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| Helcomyzidae | ||||||||||||
| Malloch , 1933 |
The beach flies (Helcomyzidae) are a family of the two-winged (Diptera) and are assigned to the flies (Brachycera).
The flies of this family are medium-sized and reach a body size of six to ten millimeters. They are characterized by a noticeable third antenna element. They live mainly on seashores, their larvae develop in rotting seaweed .
literature
- Jürgen Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Flies and mosquitoes - observation, way of life . Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-89440-278-4 .
Web links
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