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Lunate blister beetle

Hycleus lunatus or Decapotoma lunata

Photo by Tiz
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-26.2085, 31.9981

Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized (maximum 14 mm). Body covered with erect black hairs. Elytra with three transverse yellow bands. Antenna blac with last five segments yellow.

Habitat:

Meadowland. Mlawua Nature reserve

Notes:

Adults feed on flowers of cotton, fruit trees and vegetables. (http://books.google.co.mz/books?id=s4ke5JwbTI0C&pg=PA240&lpg=PA240&dq=L…)

Reference Links:

Field Guide to Insects of South Africa - Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan W…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Tiz
I agree Kate. Thank you for the ID on this one. I will update it now.
KateBraun
This looks like it could be the Lunate Blister Beatle (Hycleus oculatus) http://www.ispot.org.za/node/237074
pamsai
Nice Tiz... Holding on for dear life!

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Mlawula Nature Reserve
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PublishedApril 16, 2014

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