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Blue mint beetle

Chrysolina coerulans

Description:

Hanging partially supported on a leaf :) Normally Size varies around 6-9 mm. Color variable often bluish or blackish metallic sheen. Stocky body and head buried under the corslet.

Habitat:

Wetlands near rivers and hills.


No species ID suggestions

10 Comments

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 7 months ago

@Uday : Thank you...yep..its lighting blue miracle

Uday
Uday 7 months ago

love the colour!
nice find.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 8 months ago

@Mark Ridgway : Yes...seems so....Thank u very much...

Argy Bee
Argy Bee 8 months ago

Good spotting. Great colour. Looks like it's finished with its lunch.

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 8 months ago

@Nuwan : Yep...seems so...

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 8 months ago

@OnengDyah : Thank you....

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 8 months ago

Very pretty..great pic Adarsha..

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 8 months ago

might be some beetle like this http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117...

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 8 months ago

@sachin : Thank you...category changed...

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 8 months ago

Nice color bug,, this one should under Arthropods category

Karnataka, India

Lat: 13.98, Long: 75.26

Spotted on Aug 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 30, 2012

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