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This is the smallest Metallic Wood-boring Beetle that I've ever encountered at about 3.5 mm in length. Up close it was beautiful with metallic sparkles and a magenta coloring on the end of the elytra. Family Buprestidae.
Woody bush, Rancho Nuevo Park, 10 km east San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2018
Submitted on Aug 11, 2018
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