Insect Katta

Crotalaria Pod Borer  Moth 

Body bight yellow orange coloured wings with many small black dots. It is commonly called as Tiger Moth 

Class - Insecta 

Order - Lepidoptera 

Family -  Erebidae 

Genus - Argina 

Species - A. astrea  Drury 

Location-  India - Kudwa, Gondia 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Rice Case Bearer  Moth 

The species belongs to the family Crambidae.

Whitish body with golden orange faint markings and frigned edge.

Class - Insecta

Order - Lepidoptera 

Genus - Parapoynx 

Species - P. stagnalis  Zeller 

Location - India- -Gondia  Bandh Talav ( Pond )

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Waved China Mark 

Body slender pale white wings marked with brown and parallel lines with fringes along the edges. The species belonging to the family Crambidae.

Class - Insecta 

Order - Lepidoptera 

Genus - Parapoynx

Species - P. fluctuosalis  Meyrick 

Location - India -Gondia Bandh Talav 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Hydrilla Leafcutter Moth 

The species are look like china- mark pattern.  Wings are smaller, white marked with brown tan bands and wavy lines. Longer antennae with white setae. It is endemic species.

Class - Insecta 

Order - Lepidoptera

Family - Crambidae 

Genus - Parapoynx

Species - P. diminutalis  Snellen

Location - India - Gondia Bandh Talav 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Scarlet Skimmer Dragonfly 

The species is medium sized. The male is blood red with thin black line along the mid- dorsal abdomen.

Class - Insecta 

Order - Odonata 

Family - Libellulidae 

Genus - Crocothemis 

Species - C. servilia   Drury 

Location - India - Kudwa Gondia Maharashtra 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Stink  Shield Bug

Head triangular oval shield shaped with green brown marked  with distinct dots. It is a agricultural pests on crop 

Class - Insecta 

Order - Hemiptera 

Family - Pentatomidae 

Genus - Edessa 

Species - E. meditabunda  Fabricius 

Location - India  Gondia Bandh Talav 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

The Grey Pansy 

The two butterflies appear to be engaged in mating. Mating pair of Grey Pansy 

Junonia  atlites.

Location- India ( Gondia Bandh Talav

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Handsome Fungus Beetle 

Class - Insecta 

Order - Coleoptera 

Family - Endomachidae 

Genus - Epipocus  Germar 

The beetle is small orange red brown colour with longitudinal thick black stripes markings that run down the middle.

It is found in edible mushroom 

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Location - India - (Gondia Maharashtra )

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Blue Milkweed Beetle ( Leaf Beetle )

 Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye 

Insect Katta

Class - Insecta 
 Family - Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetle )

Genus- Monolepta 

Species-  Monolepta signata  Olivier

 

Body shape oval,  'T' shaped,  two white  spots, body colour are brightly, elytra black with two yellowish spots, antenna longer black 

Legs -reddish brown 

Length -3-8 mm.

Location - India 

Dr. Sanjay Gajbhiye