These are so cute and it is the first time I have found one.
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They belong to the family Eurybrachidae, this one is parapioxys jucundus and has a wingspan of up 3/4 inch.
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Their coloring mimics some lichen on which they sit and so are not easily seen.
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He was crawling on the inside of my fishtank so I managed to get some shots of his underside.
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