APHOTOFAUNA

An online educational resource dedicated to the photography of
terrestrial wildlife and their habitats, found across South-West
England and the Devon and Cornwall Peninsula by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Fucellia maritima - A Seaweed Fly - Anthomyiidae (Diptera images)
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Seaweed Fly
Fucellia maritima
- top view 1

Seaweed Fly
Fucellia maritima
- top view 2

Seaweed Fly
Fucellia maritima
- top view 3

Seaweed Fly
Fucellia maritima
- top view 4

Species photographed on the Albert Pier Reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 03.08.13.

Species would seem to be attracted to rock that has been removed from situ in searching for crevice fauna, both on middle and lowershore. The species seemed to be particularly attracted by a polychaete worm within the crevice.

 

Fucellia maritima Seaweed Fly Chironomidae Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.