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Parthenium Beetle

Zygogramma bicolorata

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Parthenium Beetle or Mexican Beetle

Zygogramma bicolorata

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Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae, Zygogramma bicolorata. Native from Mexico, introduced to India to fight Parthenium pest. https://www.flickr.com/photos/31077588@N02/5030352100 http://texasento.net/Zygogramma.htm http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=34884 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1872436002

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PublishedOctober 11, 2015

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