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Cryptamorpha desjardinsii (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Family: Silvanidae
Size: 3.8 mm (3.8 to 4.4 mm)
Origin: South America, regular introduction in many countries, not naturalized
Ecology: Tropicopolitan species, in stored fruits, in nature the species develops on maize
Location: England, Eden Project, Bodelva
leg.det. M.G.Telfer, 17.IV,2009
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2018

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii  (enlarged)

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii   (Flickr)

Cryptamorpha desjardinsii   (Wikimedia Commons)