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Bordered Plant Bug

Macrocheraia grandis

Description:

Macrocheraia is a genus of bugs in the family Largidae with a single species, Macrocheraia grandis found mainly in Southeast Asia but extending into parts of South Asia. This was referred to in some older literature under the genus Lohita, a name derived from the Sanskrit word for red

Habitat:

Seen at a rain forest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

tmvdh
tmvdh 6 years ago
Bordered Plant Bug
Lohita grandis


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3 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

A beautiful photo, with beautiful colors....

Wild Things
Wild Things 6 years ago

Thank you tmvdh!

tmvdh
tmvdh 6 years ago

It is a male of Lohita grandis (or Macrocheraia grandis).

Wild Things
Spotted by
Wild Things

Assam, India

Spotted on Dec 23, 2017
Submitted on Feb 15, 2018

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