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Jewel Bug

Chrysocoris sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

bright green jewel beetle. I spotted of them on the same leaf, see photos 4 and 5, pretty sure about the genus, not sure of the species.

Habitat:

rainforest, 1000m

Notes:

Spotted in Gunung Merapi national park.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Thanks Kibuyu, that's what I was thinking. Thanks lauren and Mark.
Mark Ridgway
You obviously embarrassed one of them. Nice set of pics.
Davidbygott
Scutelleridae - jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutelleridae. May be Chrysocoris sp.

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PublishedOctober 18, 2014

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