This time its PINK

• Paraplectana cf mamoniae
  This year from Team SAALIGA and Karnataka spider club we decided to celebrate Deepavali through different way.
  By posting colorful / vibrant spiders throughout this week & with hashtags .
  Here is my first post
  Paraplectana sp .
  On first week of October i had a chance to visit Vasanthi akka farm. She showed me a spider which was mimicking Ladybird beetle. This was in my Wishlist for many years. Our teammate sumukha was first to sight this beauty & describe it from India (paraplectana rajashree).
  That dream came true because of Vasanthi akka.
  But, soon after 2 week i visited my native again . That time I explored different location. unique habitat. Though i got many interesting spiders, this stands best of all.
  Yes its again a Paraplectana species.
  But this time with different color !
  What I had seen & others posted is of orange color with black Dots.
  But this was unique with Pink color! which actually doesn't mimic a ladybird !
  I was hyperexcited to spot this elusive creature without anyone's help .
  This was on a ficus leaf , 1 feet above ground.
  After referring papers this looks like Paraplectana mamoniae( by Paris Basumatary & Dulur Brahma) ,which was sighted in Assam.
  But this spider was bit restless & I was unable to take satisfactory pic .
  Still happy to sight this rare beauty & add to distribution map.
  october 2020
  Uppinangadi .
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