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Coreid Bug

Melucha quadrivittis

Photo by Felix Fleck
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About 23mm long. Reddish brown colouration with four longitudinal lines on the laterally enlarged pronotum. The venation on hemelytra appears in yellow.

Habitat:

Tropical rainforest

Reference Links:

species Melucha quadrivittis Stål, 1862: Coreoidea Species File

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Comments (4)
Tukup
Great photos Felix of a beautiful bug. Thanks for sharing.
Neil Ross
Nice one, Felix. That's a beautiful bug!

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2021

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