Coelopa vanduzeei Cresson, 1914 is a animal in the Coelopidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coelopa vanduzeei Cresson, 1914

Coelopa vanduzeei Cresson, 1914

Coelopa vanduzeei is a scavenging species of kelp fly in the family Coelopidae.

Family
Genus
Coelopa
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Coelopa vanduzeei Cresson, 1914

Coelopa vanduzeei, formally described by Cresson in 1914, is a species of kelp flies that belongs to the family Coelopidae. Individuals of this species act as scavengers, feeding on decaying vegetation and even decaying marine mammals.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Coelopidae Coelopa

More from Coelopidae

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