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Tiger Beetle

Calochroa flavomaculata

Description:

Bug looked black when I first spotted it, then as the sunlight hit it I saw it was actually shot with metallic purple...three white spots on either side down the back. I am not sure but I thought I saw a flash of orange/red as it spread its wings and flew away.

Habitat:

It settled on the outside wall of a building, explored crevices and the anti-insect net covering the verandah and flew away.

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SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thank you, LennyWorthington.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on May 7, 2014
Submitted on May 7, 2014

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