Coelopa frigida (Fabricius, 1805)
(Bristly Wrack Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCoelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly)
GenusCoelopa (a genus of wrack flies)
FamilyCOELOPIDAE (kelp or wrack flies)
SuperfamilySCIOMYZOIDEA (snail-killing, lesser dung & kelp flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly) :
1: Coelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly)
22 Mar 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, swept off Alexanders
Image 1: Male - anterior view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and part thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Coelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly)
13 Apr 2017 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, visiting Alexanders
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 7: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Coelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly)
14 Mar 2016 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, visiting Alexanders
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Wing - magnified - white background

Coelopa frigida (Bristly Wrack Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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