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Oedemerid Beetle

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A "False Blister Beetle" or Pollen Feeding Beetle about 1 cm in length. Found on a flower. Family Oedemeridae.

Habitat:

Hillside with woody bushes and wildflowers, Rancho Nuevo Park, 10 km east of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

See another spotting of another Oedemerid from the same place and time, but with a different color pattern. They may both be of the same species with a variable color pattern: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/523525059/fullscreen.

Reference Links:

Oedemeridae - Wikipedia

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