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I zoomed in on a tiny 2 mm speck and to my surprise, it was a beautiful miniature Beetle. It is sparkly white with striking black bands and spots on the elytra. Family Aderidae (of the Superfamily Tenebrionoidea). They are sometimes called Ant-like Leaf Beetles, although this one is not very ant-like. Supposedly they feed on leaves. This is a very small and understudied Family.
Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters
Spotted on Aug 9, 2018
Submitted on Aug 11, 2018
3 Comments
Wow thaptor! Thank you! I really had thought it was a Clerid. I had never heard of the Family Aderidae, so I am amazed. This one is so beautiful, while all the ones on the internet are quite plain.
This is in family Aderidae (understudied)
Beautiful....