Dear Anuj This bug is Canthecona furcellata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). It is known to devour many lepidopterous larvae in similar manner. But your reporting it on larva of plain tiger butterfly may be a rare instance.
Thanking you, with regards Mohammad Faisal Scientist-B Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems (CEMDE) School of Environmental Studies University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Email: [email protected] Phone: ++91 (11)27616569 (Office), ++91-9311209821 (Cellular) Fax: ++91 (11)27666237, 27616569 --- On Sun, 23/1/11, anuj jain <[email protected]> wrote: From: anuj jain <[email protected]> Subject: [ButterflyIndia] Bug eating Plain tiger caterpillar To: "butterflyindia" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, 23 January, 2011, 21:56 Hi all, Any idea what bug can infest Plain Tiger caterpillars on Blood flower (Asclepias curassavica)? See picture attached. It has a long proboscis. Regards, Anuj -- Enjoy
