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Old 30-07-2006, 12:40 PM
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anyone know what is this bug?

anyone know what is the ID for this bug?

cant find from internet at all...



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Old 30-07-2006, 01:19 PM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

What the heck is that thing? Looks like a "MIB migrant".

*I am way more sexy than your bug!*

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Old 30-07-2006, 01:21 PM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

thats.... something..... NEW to me @_@
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Old 30-07-2006, 01:21 PM
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eeeewww....
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Old 30-07-2006, 06:08 PM
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http://bugguide.net/

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http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
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Old 30-07-2006, 06:44 PM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

someone from clubsnap know this

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showpost....52&postcount=4

its name is Tortoise Beetle

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Old 30-07-2006, 09:27 PM
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real ugly bug.
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Old 31-07-2006, 12:01 AM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

this is adult Tortise Beetle

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Old 31-07-2006, 08:17 AM
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Look like this bug only attack on curry leaves.
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Old 31-07-2006, 08:33 AM
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What an aweful looking creature!
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Old 31-07-2006, 10:28 AM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

Ugly insect alright! Wonder what that tumour-like protrusion is.

Thanks for sharing, Philip.
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Old 31-07-2006, 11:35 AM
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Re: anyone know what is this bug?

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Ugly insect alright! Wonder what that tumour-like protrusion is.

Thanks for sharing, Philip.
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This is the larva of the Tortoise Beetle Silana farinosa. It was described as an introduced pest from Sril Lanka and the Indian subcontinent. It is a pest that feeds on and practically defoliates large bushes/trees of the Indian Curry Leaf (Murraya koenigii).

This is the first time that I've seen it feeding on a Citrus (Lime) plant. Both Murraya and Citrus belong to the plant family Rutaceae, so it may not be unusual for the pest to migrate to another plant in the same family.

There are articles on the Internet describing the biology of this pest, and I have one that was written in the Malayan Nature Journal some time ago. The larva has a strange habit of carrying its excreta in a bag ;pand that's that big bulgy thing that you see in your photo.

The only shot that I came across on the Internet is this one , which shows the adult beetle (fresh specimens usually appear as a white oval things and fly for short distances when disturbed), and a very unclear shot of the larva on the bottom right hand corner of the picture.
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Old 31-07-2006, 11:43 AM
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Thanks Philip. I guessed as much.
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that's an ugly fellow. where u found it? i think u better contact
http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB/
to identify whether it's new species. mayb u get to name it after ur name if u wanna to
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