Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Small-ish critter (around 4mm), known to be a pest of stored food products, but found at night on a garden lamp, seemingly living happily in the garden on what was available there (lots of old overripe avocados?)

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Christine Young

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Nice find, Arp! Posted 5 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
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  Thanks Christine - took it for a Carabidae at first, until I had a better look at my photos on a bigger screen :o) Posted 5 years ago

The Desjardin's flat beetle

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii, known generally as the Desjardin's beetle or Desjardin's flat beetle, is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in the Caribbean, North America, Oceania, Europe, and New Zealand.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains