predators of hibiscus

[Anand Kumar Bhatt]

There is a large bush of Hibiscus rosa sinensis (Jabakusum) in  my 'garden'. This is the flowering time and it should give  about a dozen     flowers this time. But with the predators present  one gets only 3-4 per day. The worst part is that the orange beetle literally eats the petals. Thought I would send the photographs of the 'mantis'. 

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[Mohan V. Chunkath]

Dear Bhatt ji,
The beetle is a species of Mylabris. The 'mantis' is actually an immature 'Ak grasshopper, Poekilocerus pictus'.
Cheers,
Mohan