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Cotton harlequin bug / Shield bug

Tectocoris diophthalmus

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Field Notes

Description:

Cotton Harlequin / Shield bugs. Both approximately 10mm in length.

Habitat:

Coastal mangrove.

Notes:

Both bugs found in close proximity to each other. Male and female of same species. Colorful one is a late instar nymph and the orange plain one is a female adult.

Species ID Suggestions

Cotton harlequin bug

Tectocoris diophthalmus

Reference Link
MartinL
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Comments (17)
Marie-LouiseVlahos
It will grow over tine to become an amazing world wide scientific database! Love it!
Ashish
We engaged to perfect website where we get real knowledge of Life..!!
Marie-LouiseVlahos
Thank you Ashish. Glad to contribute. So much fun and such an amazing global resource! :-)
Ashish
Welcome...Marie..!! Welcome to Project Noah.. Family..!!
Marie-LouiseVlahos
Thank you everyone for identifying these. I will add it to the info :-)
Ashish
This is wonderful spotting and good learning lesson.. How colour changes in Juvenile(Nymph) to Adult stages in Insects from Pentatomoidea family.
Ashish
Thanks Martin for pointing right ID..
MartinL
According to this link the colorful one is a late instar nymph and the orange plain one is a female adult. These are jewel bugs, the most colorful of the true bugs.
Ashish
Wow.. Nice one of Juvenile too.
misako
first photo is a nymph.
Ashish
Marie.. I find one picture is not uploaded properly. So rearrange the pictures once you reload second picture (delete second and upload again).
Ashish
Nice shield bug... How many pictures have you uploaded..?
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2012

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