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Celyphidae sp.
Met slightly differing member of this family again, with little different geographical location..Small fellow was hanging around in my backyard.
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
22 Comments
Thank you Manuljie Hikkaduwa :)
Thank you Vasudha548 :)
pretty cute
Thank you so much Lisa :)
Terrific and fascinating spotting!
Thank you kranti :)
Thank you Toshimi :)
nice clean shot :)
Great spotting!
Thank you Luis! I was unaware that it is in my backyard...I spotted another member in other location!
Thank you so much Mac and Rieko :)
Amazing! Never seen something like this one.
Nice!
Great photo Adarsha
Thank you Pradeep :)
Beautiful spotting!
Thank you Sckel!
Thank you Lauren!
They come more in rain i guess...Yoc can fly over to see them:)
so cute
Really neat! I'd love to see one of these! Nice photos too.
Thank you ForestDragon!
Very cool little fly! Appropriately named as well.