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dimplewing(blk) +model2015-1-17csnga_6550c

Calopteron lycid beetle on left, new-genus "dimple-wing" lampyrid on left mimicking not only the shape and color but the cellular structure of the elytra that enhances the effect both visually and, I think, as an acoustic bounce for bats' echolocation.

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Uploaded on March 3, 2017
Taken on January 17, 2015