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Location : Western Ghats (Sahayadri mountains), Maharashtra India Size : about 1/2 inch (without antennae).
Don't know much about this insect. Initially I thought of it to be a beetle / ladybird but a closer look now and it only has colours to fool the untrained eye (yours truly) into believing it to be some sort of beetle. The body is exactly like a cockroach.
@Bayucca
I guess you are right. Do you know the exact species. Initially I thought of it to be a beetle but a closer look now and it only has colours to fool the untrained eye (yours truely) into believing it to be some sort of beetle.
The body is exactly like a cockroach. However this is unlike any of the common household cockroaches. Also worth mentioning that this one was spotted in the wild.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2013
Submitted on Jul 17, 2013
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