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 Cundinamarca, aprox. 2500 msm, Cloud Forest, size is 5 to 10mm
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 Very similar to Medina sp. in Europe.
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 Eeek, yes ... there are quite a lot of very confusing Blondeliini in the neotropics that look like large Medina Smile Monty Wood told me that the Blondeliini was one of the most difficult groups to build into his key.
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