Re: is this moulting?

Hi Sridhar,

You're right, this is moulting. The insect go out of its skin, and after
some hours, it will recover its normal colours (green, black).
Congratulations for your nice pictures.

Olivier

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> hi.
>
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1932610
>
> the green one has been identified earlier as the metallic green
> scutellarid, Chrysocoris. Its not uncommon here (South India).
> please see http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1781480
>
> but this time the green one is just a shell. At first I thought its a
> dead
> one and the other has preyed on it. On closer look, the orange one is
> the same
> morphology as the green one, which I think is the adult (?)
> Also, on a nearby leaf, the same process was going on; infact we can
> see it emerging.
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1932671
>
> So obviously its not 'lunch time', and rather a developmental process-
> moulting.
> Couldnt get text/pictures on the net to confirm the same.
> Would appreciate comments. (am obviously not an entomologist)
> Thanks.
> Sridhar