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Aulacophora indica
Mating small orange color leaf beetle.
It's a pest of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae commonly known as melons, gourds or cucurbits. Because of its feeding preference it is known by a number of common names such as cucumber beetle, squash beetle, pumpkin beetle and melon beetle etc. It's grub feed on the roots and underground part of host plants. - http://pk-photography.blogspot.com/2010/...
Spotted on Jul 13, 2013
Submitted on Jul 13, 2013
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Just noticed that the photo was used in 2013 to illustrate how insects can predict the weather :)
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nice background!
Nice series!