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Chrysomelidae
I have only ever spotted this yellow beetle on this species of orchid. The larvae feed on the young buds which it completely descimates. The hole in the petal of image 4 is possibly the work of the adult but I'm not sure.
Spathyglottis orchid in garden
Spotted on Jun 7, 2012
Submitted on Jun 7, 2012
8 Comments
beautiful Viv,this one is amazing,thanks for sharing and congratulations on the perfect first photo :)
Thank you Ashish for the ident suggestion.
Shame is'nt it ceherzog, these Spathyglottis do so well here. I'm building a bit of a collection
Precioso!!
Beautiful shots but what a mess it makes of the orchid!
Thanks Sachin!
Nice spotting, unfortunately it's munching away on my orchids : (
Flea Beetle.
Nice spotting,