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CMR Blister Beetle

Mylabris oculatus

Description:

Blister beetle on a Canna Lily flower. Apparently they are florivorous.

Habitat:

Flower garden in Rural village. Semi-arid desert.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Arun
Arun 12 years ago
CMR bean beetle / blister beetle
Mylabris oculata


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7 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

beautiful colors!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Super spotting..!!

Arun
Arun 12 years ago

Welcome Moara ...

Moara
Moara 12 years ago

Thanks for the information. :)

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

It's a Blister Beetle. I found a website which shows a stamp from Botswana with this Blister Beetle on it. The website lists it as Mylabris polymorphus, but I have not been able to confirm. Middle stamp, third row.

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ch2m-nitu/tu...

Yasser
Yasser 12 years ago

Beautiful! Love the orange antennae.

Moara
Spotted by
Moara

Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana

Spotted on Feb 24, 2005
Submitted on Sep 13, 2011

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