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Parthenium/Mexican Beetle

Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister, 1953

Photo by m.prasad.369
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Field Notes

Description:

Length: ~0.4cm
Season : Winter season
Time : 12:30pm 19Dec2021
Frequency : Very Common
Life stage : Adult

Habitat:

Spotted inside the car parking very close to open abandoned area with lot of Parthenium plants.

Notes:

It must be Parthenium beetle/Mexican beetle (Zygogramma bicolorata). Experts confirmation is required.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
m.prasad.369
Thanks arne.roysland! :) This is one of my favourites! It's pattern is very beautiful!
arne.roysland
It is the Parthenium leaf beetle https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/310898-Zygogramma-bicolorata
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PublishedApril 20, 2022

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