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Blister Beetle

Mylabris phalerata

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Bold colours warn. And the warning ought to be taken seriously. See Wikipedia link. The antennae look like braids.

Habitat:

Chomping on a flower growing on fallow land.

Notes:

http://liuzhen.000space.com/insect/list_family.php?family=Meloidae
http://guutarada.seesaa.net/article/123178283.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mylabris_phalerata

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Mylabris phalerata

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