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Calligraphy beetle

Zygogramma sp.

Description:

More than 350,000 species found worldwide with varied shapes, size and colors.

Habitat:

Usually found on plants and flowers. Adapted to live in different habitats.

2 Species ID Suggestions

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago
Calligraphy beetle
Zygogramma sp. Genus Zygogramma - BugGuide.Net
thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Parthenium beetle
Zygogramma bicolorata Zygogramma bicolorata - Wikipedia


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2 Comments

nexttogone
nexttogone 11 years ago

Very pretty. I like it's markings.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

I am not sure which species you have here. Most Zygogramma from the Americas. They have been spotted in Australia and possibly many other places around the world by now.

Gaurav
Spotted by
Gaurav

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Spotted on Aug 24, 2012
Submitted on Oct 27, 2012

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