Family
Anthomyiidae (Root-maggot flies)
Fucellia costalis. Photo: (c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
The Anthomyiidae are a large and diverse family of Muscoidea flies. Most look rather like small houseflies, but are commonly drab grey. The genus Anthomyia, in contrast, is generally conspicuously patterned in black-and-white or black-and-silvery-grey. Most are difficult to identify, apart from a few groups such as the kelp flies that are conspicuous on beaches.
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