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English: A leaf beetle (Aulacophora indica) (family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae) looking out from a hole in an Alnus nepalensis leaf. Adult leaf beetles make holes in host plant leaves while feeding. They camouflage themselves with these holes. Location: Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
Русский: Листоед (Aulacophora indica) выглядывает из дупла дерева Alnus nepalensis в Национальном парке Читван (Непал).
Polski: Chrząszcz liściowy (Aulacophora indica) (rodzina: Chrysomelidae ; podrodzina: Galerucinae) wyglądający z dziupli drzewa Alnus nepalensis. Dorosłe chrząszcze liściowe robią dziury w liściach rośliny żywicielskiej podczas żerowania. Maskują się tymi dziurami. Lokalizacja: Park Narodowy Chitwan, Nepal.
This is a photo of a natural site in Nepal identified by the ID
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Camera location27° 30′ 00″ N, 84° 19′ 59.99″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Aulacophora indica looking out from a leaf hole.

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