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Green jewel bug
Lampromicra senator
-13.0812, 130.808
Field Notes
Description:
The Green Jewel Bug is extremely variable in coloration, ranging from metallic green to purplish-blue. Some specimens have an orange stripe across the shield. The adult Green Jewel Bug usually grows to a length of 9 to 14 mm. It forms non-feeding clusters during hot dry periods especially along creeks, spreading out to feed on many plants from ferns and figs to Lantana when conditions improve.
Habitat:
The Green Jewel Bug occurs in tropical and subtropical Australia, extending as far south as Wollongong in New South Wales.
Notes:
Spotted in Litchfield National Park, Australia.(sources:see reference)
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 24, 2014
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