Coelopa vanduzeei (Kelp Fly)
Half Moon Bay, CA
What you see is what you get with this photo, its as high a resolution as it can be. This is a member of the family Coelopidae, which are found flying around piles of Kelp and other seaweeds on the beach. The extremely hairy legs are a good field mark for separating these from the other flies often found in the same place.
