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Mylabris pustulata
family Meloidae
Mylabris pustulata is a species of blister beetle belonging to the Meloidae family found in South Asia. Adults feed mainly on flowers from a wide range of plant families. The first larval instar is an active triungulin form that is a predator of soft insects such as aphids. While the young are often beneficial to crops by suppressing other plant feeders, the adults can be a problem when present in large numbers. Flower feeding leads to lower yield and this can be a problem in some leguminous crops. They are however easily controlled by manual collection.
Spotted on Nov 9, 2014
Submitted on Nov 10, 2014
5 Comments
woooooooooooooow, lovely one
thanks Mark. even though if you not a photographer you have a good knowledge about the species ID's .. txs
Ooops!. txs for the correction Mark and Bayucca
Common name should be Blister Beetle, not Bristol Beetle ;-)
Hello again Krishna. Please put only "Mylabris pustulata" in the scientific name. Thank you.