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The Lace Bug (Family Tingidae) is one of my all-time favorite bugs. They are very tiny and it is hard to see their incredible beauty. This one is 2 mm long. The first picture was taken through a microscope. The second on the underside of the bug was not. These bugs feed on leaf sap with sucking mouthparts. I missed taking a picture from the side, which is incredible, because the pronotum has elevated and hollow lace-like structures. See reference.
Heavy shrubbery along the highway between San Cristobal de Las Casas and Tuxtla Gutierrez, km 11.5, 865 meters.
Spotted on Aug 2, 2013
Submitted on Aug 17, 2013
3 Comments
Thank you Jason and Cindy :)
Nice find, Lauren. These are so small!
So pretty!