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Leaf Beetles

Notes:

lovely golden bugs seen in dried up patch of land. help with id

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8 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Great spot Atul!

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 12 years ago

Try Gourd leaf beetle (aulacophora indica)

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Sensacional !!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Fantastic!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate shot Atul !

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

The host plant may be your best clue to unravel its ID. Do you recall what the plant is?

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thanks martin ,i will update the id accordingly .

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

These are leaf beetles. (This seems to be my answer for everything.)
They look like scarabidae (chafer beetles) but the antennae are long.
I cannot find a match.

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Apr 14, 2012
Submitted on Apr 14, 2012

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