Ixora fruits?? 140710-PKA2

Prashant awale

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Jul 14, 2010, 1:50:18 PM7/14/10

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Dear Friends,

Came across this Tree with reddish fruits at Sagargad. A bug was enjoying the fruits.. ID pl... Looks like some Ixora sp.

Date / Time:11-07-2010 / 12:30PM

Location: Sagargad Top

Habitat: Wild

Plant Habit: Tree (almost 6 to 8 m)

Fruits: Globuse, reddish

regards
Prashant

Ixora sagargad-3.jpg

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Ixora Sagargad-1.jpg

Ixora sagargad-5.jpg

Ixora sagargad-4.jpg

Satish Phadke

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Jul 14, 2010, 1:52:34 PM7/14/10

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That is probably Hitler insect.

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 14, 2010, 2:02:08 PM7/14/10

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Dear Prashant ... most probably Ixora brachiata.
Regards.

Pankaj Oudhia

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Jul 14, 2010, 2:20:55 PM7/14/10

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Yes, it looks like Mask Bug.

Link for another interesting mask bug.

http://pankajinprintmedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post_13.html

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Satish Phadke <drsmp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Neil Soares

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Jul 14, 2010, 10:23:19 PM7/14/10

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Hi Prashant,

Nice photographs !!!. It is Catacanthus incarnatus [the Man-faced Bug].

Regards,

Neil.

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tanay bose

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Jul 15, 2010, 12:20:51 AM7/15/10

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Ixora brachiata is a call from me too !!
The insect looks cool!
Tanay

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Prashant awale

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Jul 15, 2010, 1:26:00 AM7/15/10

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Thanks Satish ji, Dinesh ji, Pankaj ji, Neil Ji and Tanay ji. Insect here is Catacanthus incarnatus as stated by Neil ji.

regards

Prashant

promila chaturvedi

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Jul 16, 2010, 9:18:20 AM7/16/10

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the insect most probably is red cotton bug.

Promila

Pravin Kawale

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Jul 17, 2010, 2:02:51 AM7/17/10

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Hi,
Similar bug from Sagargad,Alibag
once again
Thanks

On 7/16/10, promila chaturvedi <thegardener...@gmail.com> wrote:
> the insect most probably is red cotton bug.
> Promila
>
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Prashant awale <pka...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Satish ji, Dinesh ji, Pankaj ji, Neil Ji and Tanay ji. Insect here

>> is *Catacanthus incarnatus* as stated by Neil ji.

>> regards
>> Prashant
>>
>> On 7/15/10, tanay bose <tanay...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>

>>> *Ixora brachiata* is a call from me too !!

>>> The insect looks cool!
>>> Tanay

>>> *
>>>
>>> *

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Pravin

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Neil Soares

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Jul 17, 2010, 3:04:20 AM7/17/10

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Negative Pravin. This is the Red Cotton Bug [Dysdercus cingulatus].

Regards,

Neil.

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Pankaj Oudhia

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Jul 17, 2010, 5:23:09 AM7/17/10

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Agreed with Neil ji.

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

tanay bose

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Jul 17, 2010, 7:52:30 AM7/17/10

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Looks lovely that's all I can say!!
I have no idea in entomology
Tanay

Pankaj Oudhia

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Jul 17, 2010, 3:35:17 PM7/17/10

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Thanks. I am your fan Tanay specially of your expertise in the identification of Mushroom. Keep it up.

regards

Pankaj Oudhia

tanay bose

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Jul 17, 2010, 3:37:18 PM7/17/10

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Thanks Pankaj ji, will remember your words
Tanay

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