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Poekilocerus pictus
Sitting comfortably on a vertical twig of a plant. Vibrant colors of blue and yellow stripes
Found in the grasses growing along the banks of a lake
Spotted on Oct 14, 2012
Submitted on Oct 14, 2012
5 Comments
wow! so fast, ID done. thank you Bayucca & Ashish.
Any significance to the red color on its tail?
@Ashish, I will check the plant for its eggs! & try to photograph them too.
If you check this plant again. You may find its eggs as this Giant Milkweed Plant is feeding plant to its Nymphs.
http://www.ajebs.com/vol7/9.pdf
Binomial ID- Poekilocerus pictus
Please, add the scientific name: Poekilocerus pictus.