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Vegetarian Ladybird Beetle

Henosepilachna sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted beetle. Each spot is black with a dark pink circle around it. Body is a pale mauve colour.

Habitat:

Chilapata Forest is near Jaldapara National Park in Dooars, Alipurduar district, West Bengal, India. I spotted this beetle in the gardens of Chilapata Jungle Camp a tourist resort of sorts located right where the Chilapata forest ends.

Notes:

I have never seen a mauve insect before.

Reference Links:

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Species ID Suggestions

Vegetarian Ladybird

Henosepilachna sp.
thaptor
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Comments (4)
thaptor
The members of Epilachninae subfamily ARE Vegetarians (as larvae and adult). Usually, Ladybirds prey on Aphids, etc.
SukanyaDatta
Many many thanks, thaptor. I wonder why they call it vegetarian.
thaptor
Plant appears to be a Solanum spp., which are foodplants for several members of genus. By spot pattern, this could be H. indica - but by no means certain, I miss the bright rings around spots in NatHist collection, also in other spp. from Asia (yellow species labels). May be fading after death. http://eos.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/search?fullScientificName_search=&Family=&GenusSubgenus=&SpeciesSubspecies=&AuthorYear=&page=1228&order=Family_1&sort=asc

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