ORNAMENTAL PLANTS :: PEST :: BANDED BLISTER BEETLE

7. Banded blister beetle: Mylabris phalerata (Meloidae:Coleoptera)

Adult beetles attacks the flowers of Hibiscus rosasinensis and Ruellia indica and devour them completely. In August, the population becomes high more prominent than flowers. Prominent large beetle has six alternating bright orange, black bands against the general dark back ground of the body.