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Clastoptera obtusa
A very colorful species of Clastoptera with white lightening streaks on the wings. This one was 3 mm in length. This little bug has a wide distribution and quite a bit of variation in the "lightening streak" pattern on the wings. They are listed as feeding on Alder (Alnus spp.), although this one was found on a lamp post. Family Clastopteridae.
Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/10733/bgp... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clastopter... https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/217166-C... http://eol.org/pages/1080601/overview
Spotted on Jul 11, 2018
Submitted on Aug 19, 2018
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