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Tectocoris diophthalmus
Iridescent metallic coloured bug with distinctive markings along the back of the shield and around the edge. Mixture of Red, blue and green iridescent colours.
Jungle undergrowth.
When initially sighted there was a "nest" of about 12 bugs in a circular formation under the shade the leaf, however they quickly scuttled away when hit by the sun. Project Noah helped me to identify this as a Harlequin Bug in nymph stage. Further research shows that they are found throughout Far North Queensland, Australia, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific Islands.
Spotted on Dec 23, 2013
Submitted on Jan 13, 2014
3 Comments
Welcome to Project Noah, dragonpapillonphotos
Very interesting first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
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Thanks bayucca - certainly gives me some leads. Will have to investigate your links more closely in the morning when my eyesight is a bit keener - there are definitely similarities here.
Scutelleridae nymph, I would say. Could it be a Tectocoris diophthalmus, early instar nymph?? Obviously only early instars have no red patch behind the head?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61745644@N0...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/123...
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_979.ph...
http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_2198.p...