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Beetle fly

Celyphidae sp.

Description:

Met slightly differing member of this family again, with little different geographical location..Small fellow was hanging around in my backyard.

Notes:

Celyphidae are small to medium-sized and easily recognised. The scutellum is enlarged, forming a protective shell over the abdomen, giving them a beetle-like appearance. Also, like many beetles, Celyphidae are often shiny or metallic in color. The wings, when at rest, are folded beneath the scutellar "shell"About 90 species are known from the Oriental and Afrotropic biogeographic regions

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22 Comments

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Manuljie Hikkaduwa :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Vasudha548 :)

vasudha548
vasudha548 10 years ago

pretty cute

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you so much Lisa :)

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 10 years ago

Terrific and fascinating spotting!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you kranti :)

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Toshimi :)

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 10 years ago

nice clean shot :)

ToshimiDowaki
ToshimiDowaki 10 years ago

Great spotting!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Luis! I was unaware that it is in my backyard...I spotted another member in other location!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you so much Mac and Rieko :)

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Amazing! Never seen something like this one.

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Nice!

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 10 years ago

Great photo Adarsha

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Pradeep :)

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Beautiful spotting!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Sckel!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you Lauren!
They come more in rain i guess...Yoc can fly over to see them:)

Sckel
Sckel 10 years ago

so cute

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Really neat! I'd love to see one of these! Nice photos too.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Thank you ForestDragon!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Very cool little fly! Appropriately named as well.

Adarsha B S
Spotted by
Adarsha B S

Karnataka, India

Spotted on Jun 10, 2013
Submitted on Jun 19, 2013

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