Banana fruit and leaf scarring beetles, Basilepta spp.

Fruit and leaf scarring beetles (Basilepta spp.) are major pests in north and northeastern India and Bangladesh and affect the cosmetic appearance and market value of fruits.
Scarring beetle2 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles Leaf-damage Leaf scarring due to beetle feeding scarring-beetle-damage (2) scarring-beetle-damage (3)
scarring-beetle-damage (4) scarring-beetle-damage (5) scarring-beetle-damage (6) scarring-beetle-damage (7)
Affected plant Leaf damage due to scarring beetles Scarring beetle1 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles Scarring beetle3 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles Scarring beetle4 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles
Scarring beetle5 Scarring beetle6 Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf Scarring beetle Green fruits scarred by beetles DSC 4724 Damage caused by scarring beetles
DSC 4746 Scarring beetle on banana leaf DSC 4748 Scarring beetles on banana DSC 4751 Scarring beetles on banana leaf DSC 4936 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf
DSC 4937 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf DSC 5140 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf scarring-beetle-damage (1) Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf adult-on-banana Adult beetle on banana leaf
DSC 5137 Scarring beetles on banana leaf scarring-beetle-damage (8) Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf DSC 5142 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf DSC 5138 Scarring beetles on banana leaf
Basilepta-banana (1) Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf Basilepta-banana (2) Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf DSC 5019 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles DSC 4713 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles
DSC 4719 Damage caused by scarring beetles DSC 5057 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles scarring-beetledam (2) Fruit damage due to scarring beetles scarring-beetledam (1) Fruit damage due to scarring beetles
scarring-beetledam (3) Fruit damage Fruit-scarring1 Banana bunches showing scarring beetle damage symptom Fruit-scarring2 Banana bunches damaged by scarring beetles Fruit-scarring3 Fruits damaged by scarring beetles
fruit-damage (5) Scarred fruits fruit-damage (1) Fruit damage fruit-damage (2) Fruit damage fruit-damage (3) Fruits damaged by scarring beetles
fruit-damage (4) Fruits damaged by scarring beetles bunchsleeve Banana bunch covered with sleeve as a preventive measure against scarring beetles DSC 4680 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles DSC 4682 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles
DSC 4683 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 4686 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 4698 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 4699 Fruit damage by scarring beetles
DSC 4711 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 4723 Fruit damage by scarring beetles Basilepta-banana (3) Scarring beetle damage on fruits DSC 5013 Banana bunch damaged by scarring beetles
DSC 5054 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 5099 Fruit damage by scarring beetles DSC 5105 Fruit damage by scarring beetles Basilepta-eggs (2) Egg mass of scarring beetle
Basilepta-eggs (3) Egg mass of scarring beetle Basilepta-eggs (1) Eggs of scarring beetle, magnified scarring-beelte-1 Scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata (nominate form) basilepta Adult of nominate form of Basilepta subcostata, dorsal view
scarring-beetle (1) Scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata (colour morph) scarring-beetle (2) Basilepta sp.