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Hycleus lunatus or Decapotoma lunata
Medium sized (maximum 14 mm). Body covered with erect black hairs. Elytra with three transverse yellow bands. Antenna blac with last five segments yellow.
Meadowland. Mlawua Nature reserve
Adults feed on flowers of cotton, fruit trees and vegetables. (http://books.google.co.mz/books?id=s4ke5...)
Spotted on Apr 4, 2014
Submitted on Apr 16, 2014
3 Comments
I agree Kate. Thank you for the ID on this one. I will update it now.
This looks like it could be the Lunate Blister Beatle (Hycleus oculatus)
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/237074
Nice Tiz... Holding on for dear life!