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Adeium, India

November 2007. A number of photos of insects were sent from a crop of Adenium, Desert rose, from India.

They were identified as follows by two members:

Suggestions a)

top, middle – if it looks like this: http://ecoport.org/ep?SearchType=pdb&PdbID=44758, then it is caterpillar of Danaus chrysippus;
top, right – Lygaeus sp.
lower, middle – Pupa of Danaus chrysippus
lower, right – Scutellera nobilis

Suggestions b)

top, left – Oleander sphingid or hawk moth Daphnis neeri
top, middle – Indian crow butterfly – Euploea core
top, right – Spilostethus pandurus or Caenocoris nerii
lower, left – ?
lower, middle – pupa of Eulpoea core
lower, right – Scutellera sp.