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Aulacophora indica
Aulacophora indica (Gmelin, 1790), syn. Galeruca indica Baly 1878, Aulacophora similis (Olivier), Aulacophora femoralis (Motschulsky, 1857), of family Chrysomelidae or leaf beetles.The common names of this beetle are Red Cucurbit Beetle, Pumpkin Beetle, Squash Beetle. A destructive pest feeding on cucurbit leaves. Distribution: in Europe, Russia, Siberia, Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japn, Vietnam, Lao, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Fiji, Guam, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga.
Backyard, spotted on Desert Rose plant (Adenium obesum).
Reference: http://pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=... http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/D... http://indianaturewatch.net/displayimage...
Spotted on Apr 15, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013
3 Comments
Thanks Jemma and Jhan-Curt!
we used to play with these when we were kids :D I remember that they spray smelly yellow-orange liquid when touched.
Thanks Sachindra for your faves :-)