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Aunque el escarabajo que encontr\u00e9 por segunda vez parece tener un color de pronoto diferente, estoy convencido de que se trata de la misma especie, y la diferencia de color se debe a la iluminaci\u00f3n y a la configuraci\u00f3n del objetivo. Este llamativo insecto es la <em>Gynandrobrotica ventricosa<\/em>, un vibrante escarabajo de las hojas neotropical, nativo de las selvas tropicales de Sudam\u00e9rica. Pertenece a la familia <em>Chrysomelidae<\/em>, un grupo enorme que cuenta con m\u00e1s de 37,000 especies. Lo que hace que estos peque\u00f1os sean tan fascinantes (\u00a1y fotog\u00e9nicos!) es su forma de comer. Las larvas se alimentan estrictamente de las partes blandas y carnosas de las hojas, evitando por completo las venas m\u00e1s duras. Al hacerlo, dejan atr\u00e1s una red hermosa, calada y transl\u00facida que parece un vitral en miniatura, lo que les ha ganado el apodo de &#8220;escarabajos esqueleto&#8221;\u00bb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1En diciembre de 2023 tuve un doble golpe de suerte! 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