It looks like Tessaratoma javanica Thunberg. My pictures
http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7636&res=640 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7640&res=640 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7642&res=640 http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_PAO7644&res=640 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote: > Hallo all > sending a photograph clicked on 30/03/2011 from Chandigarh. the insect is > laying the eggs on the fresh inflorescence of *Schleichera oleosa (*the > Kusum tree). it was in the afternoon around 3:30 pm and the temperature was > 15 degree celcius minimum. > > got interested in this picture coz it may be that the larvae which will > emerge out would feed on the mature flowers or may be fruits of the tree. so > in a way this tree with not so much of thick canopy even in its full foliage > season is source of shelter or food for some other creatures.... > > Alok >
