Tropical Orange Blister Beetle - Nemognatha

A tropical orange blister beetle (Nemognatha) perched on an orchid petal. This orange beetle in this photo have orange feelers. Some orange beetle in fact have black feelers.


Orange blister beetle - Nemognatha


Orange blister beetle - Nemognatha

Blister Beetle adults feed on leaves in the tops of a plant but are especially attracted to flowers where they feed on nectar and pollen.

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