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Metallic Flea Beetle

Altica sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Brilliant blue. Almost jewel like bright colour.

Habitat:

Munching away on roadside vegetation. Spotted as we strolled to Namchi-bazaar in the drizzle and fog.

Notes:

Once I saw the photo on the screen I also spotted two grub-like larvae (2nd photo) but have no way of knowing to what species they belong.

Reference Links:

Altica - Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

Metallic Flea beetle

Altica sp.
thaptor
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Comments (1)
SukanyaDatta
Thank you, thaptor for giving this spotting an ID.

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PublishedOctober 19, 2016

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