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Celyphidae sp.
Third color variation in Beetle fly! 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
Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 30, 2013
40 Comments (1–25)
Amazing organism! Thank you for sharing :)
Thank you Larry :) I too loved its actions!
great submission for the color blue mission Adarsha!
Thank you Ramya!
Superb cute...
Thank you Toshimi :)
Great spotting!
Oh....thank you so much Ira, Marta and Kranti :)
wow, this is amazing! :)
Amazing! I have never seen a fly so well "dressed" as a beetle :-)
Superb Adi !!
Thank you so much Vasudha :)
Very unique spot Adarsha...
Thnk you Rieko :) You are most welcome here and i ll arrange everything :)
Oh..that is so sweet Lauren! So when you visit India, my native is the first place you are going to visit :)
This is first time for me too.
I agree with Lauren. I love to visit India!
Wow! I looked up Jog Falls because I had never heard of it before! It is amazing! What a beautiful place.
Then you must visit my green Native! I go there once in a month to spend time with Nature! Near world famous Jog falls :)
Just dying to see India!
Ha ha ha! Well, come to India once to examine my eyes :P
Ha ha ha! I knew you had exceptional eyes! :)
You know Lauren? When i am concentrating on spider eyes(Jumping), I noticed this fellow :)
It's a tough world out there.Sckel.
Anything to fool a predator.
Oh Dan and Injica : Is it? I already have two spottings with different colors!
Cool! First time for me too seeing something like this.