Hi Mani, It is found in large numbers on coffee estates, hence the common name. When handled it emits a liquid from thoracic pores that froths and emits an unpleasant odour - this along with its bright colours serves a protective function. Regards, Neil Soares.
--- On Wed, 8/25/10, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: From: mani nair <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:45417] Re: Coffee Locust on Gloriosa superba To: "tanay bose" <[email protected]> Cc: "Shantanu" <[email protected]>, "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 12:52 PM Mr. Neil, Colorful locust. Why it is called a Coffee locust? Regards, Mani. On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 2:44 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: Looks lovely n colourful Tanay On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: Mindblowing pics of Coffee locust and Glory Lillies... thanks for sharing Shantanu : ) On Aug 24, 10:31 pm, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > Was at my farm at Shahapur on Sunday. A Coffee Locust was feeding on the > leaves of my Glory Lilies [though not captured in the photographs]. > With regards, > Neil Soares. > > Gloriosa superba flowering.jpg > 169KViewDownload > > Coffee Locust 1.jpg > 87KViewDownload > > Coffee Locust 2.jpg > 84KViewDownload > > Coffee Locust 3.jpg > 78KViewDownload -- Tanay Bose Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant Department of Botany University of British Columbia 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036
