Tumbling Flower Beetle

Glipa malaccana

Description

Glipa malaccana has small body. The head and back is yellowish brown, black vertical line in the middle part, and has black spots on frony side, the sheath of lavender wings with lines black and white. They are covered with fine hairs and are humpbacked and wedge-shaped, with a broad anterior end tapering to a pointed abdomen that extends beyond the forewings.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

3-7 mm

Ar

Arboreal

He

Herbivore

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Coleoptera

FAMILY

:

Mordellidae

GENUS

:

Glipa

SPECIES

:

Glipa malaccana

Distribution

Glipa malaccana could be found on low altitude mountainous area.

Geography

Continent : Asia.

Country : Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Singapore.

Habits and Lifestyle

When disturbed or get caught, Glipa malaccana will avoid it by jumping, turning, and tumbling motion.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The larvae of Glipa malaccana feed on rotten wood and plant stems, the adults usually found on flowers.

Diet : Herbivore

Mating Habits

The adults usually seen on flowers, the larvae live in rotten woods and plant stems.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://steemit.com/photography/@s2k/glipa-malaccana-or-flower-beetle
  2. https://www.biodiversity4all.org/taxa/363125-Glipa-malaccana
  3. https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/beetle/tumbling-flower-beetle
  4. https://www.britannica.com/animal/tumbling-flower-beetle