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Pentatomid Shield Bug

Cazira verrucosa

Photo by vipin.baliga
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Field Notes

Description:

Common Name: Pentatomid Shield bug

Found this beautiful bug on a leaf one afternoon.
Look very strange with all the warts on it.
Size: 1cm approx(Body only)

Habitat:

The Western Ghats.
Altitude: 1100mt approx

Reference Links:

Greetings from The Demon King... - Pentatomid bug (Cazira verrucosa) | Flickr -…

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Comments (17)
MaryEvans2
Very interesting, nice spotting and detailed photos
injica
Wow that's amazing! :))
Leuba Ridgway
Great spotting and great photos too ! -such an unusual bug..
LindaGuastamachio
Looking at this I can't tell which is the front and which is the back. My good friend is from India. I will have to ask her if she ever saw one. Are they common.
Hans.New
looks like something not from this world. Amazing is the right word for that. According to the first picture it´s adorable (for it looks kind of praying or show respect)
vipin.baliga
thank you very much Atul.. :-) thanks a lot Ismael chaves.. :-) Thank you asergio... :-)
Sergio Monteiro
Fantastic! I had never seen it before. Great spotting, and welcome to PN.
Atul
Superb spotting vipin!
KarenL
Awesome spot! Welcome to Project Noah Vipin!

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Wildlife in the Western Ghats

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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012

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