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Shining Leaf Beetle

Criocerinae

Description:

Half and half bug...thorax red, abdomen black.

Habitat:

Spotted in vegetation that was cleared because it was choking a freshwater drain in my neighbourhood just outside an abandoned house. An entire colony of these bugs were exposed clinging to the vegetation.

1 Species ID Suggestions

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago
Shining Leaf beetle
Criocerinae


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2 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

I have updated ....thank you, thaptor

thaptor
thaptor 7 years ago

probably, a Lema sp. (closely related to Cereal L.b., but not identical species)

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Aug 16, 2014
Submitted on Aug 17, 2014

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