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Druid Flies
Clusiidae
Clusiidae or "druid flies" is a family of small (~ 3.5 mm), thin, yellow to black acalyptrate flies with a characteristic antenna (The second segment of the antennae has a triangular projection over the third segment when viewed from the outside) and with the wing usually partially infuscated. They have a cylindrical body. The head is round, the vertical plate reaches the anterior margin of the frons and the vibrissae on the head are large. The costa...
11 branches of this family, most-observed first

Clusia
genusClusia

Clusiodes
genusClusiodes

Apiochaeta
genusApiochaeta

Sobarocephala
genusSobarocephala

Heteromeringia
genusHeteromeringia

Hendelia
genusHendelia

Czernyola
genusCzernyola

Phylloclusia
genusPhylloclusia

Tetrameringia
genusTetrameringia
Procerosoma
genusProcerosoma
Chaetoclusia
genusChaetoclusia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157184.