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Cardinal Beetle

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Description:

Cardinal Beetle have heavily toothed antennae which are a striking feature of this species.

Habitat:

Usually found on the edges of old woods where the larvae live under the bark of decaying timber,

1 Species ID Suggestions

galerucine leaf beetle
Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae


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5 Comments

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 12 years ago

superb picture..
Excellent info.. ;-)

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

thanks susan :)

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

cool shot

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

Yes it is Nopayahnah....i took this shot just before it freed itself from the web and was about to take off....it was a lucky escape for the beetle...

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Is it caught in a web?

Chennai, India

Spotted on Feb 1, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012

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