It is Mylabris genus. Maybe Mylabris pustulata. Cheers, Kiran Srivastava Mumbai
On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > Looks like Zonabris sp.. In defense it discharges chemical spray which > causes blisters after coming in touch with skin. > > This insect is used as medicine in Traditional Healing. > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 3:31 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Pravinji, nice photo. Why it is called Bristle beetle? Do we get >> bristles when we touch the beetle? >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Pravin Kawale <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> Bristle beetle on Momordica dioica >>> male flower >>> Today at kanakeshwar,Alibag >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> DSC06798.JPG >>> DSC06800.JPG >>> DSC06803.JPG >>> >>> These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google. >>> Try it out here: http://picasa.google.com/ >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
