Green jewel bug

Just had a good look around and I think you should remove the 'likely' in the scientific name. It looks a perfectly good ID to me. IF you have doubts You could put that in the 'notes' area.

Good luck with that Mark.
I was not thinking of it being of general interest Daniele. I was just hoping for an ID and they seem to be quite common.
All these were from the recent trip Pam. This one was on the bamboo forest day near the eggs of the lime butterfly we saw there.

I thin k I saw one when I was in Kerala this time...

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Oh well I'll get back there one day I hope and be more prepared. They really looked like they were dipped in molten metal even antennae and legs.

Sorry Mark. I like many insects but did not really take any notice of ants. It was also wet much of the time I was there which probably is not good conditions for seeing ants.

Nice bug Les. You didn't see any all-gold ants around Periyar or all-copper ones near Thekkady I suppose??

Thanks Les... We had an AWFUL lot of water, but not flooded, although I had a little stream running through the garden and it is still muddy and slooshy underfoot in some places. Problem is, with that much rain one has to start again with the soil (which was initially very bad) as everything gets washed out of it ! Luckily there are cows in the compound, and composted manure, so not so difficult, just physical work.
Have English friends here who's son's house has 2 feet of water in it. But there is "NO climate Change", so everything is OK !!!

I hope you weren't involved in the awful floods in Madras earlier. We have had fairly bad floods in Britain, but not around here.

They are both Chrysocoris stolli, that's why ! it's just that there are several common names. take your pick ! Green Jewel Bug seems to be an aptly description name though...

I did think it looked like a shieldbug but can not tell the difference between your one and some of the photos of Chrysocoris stolli.

think this is the same one Les...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/852...

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It is just a suggestion; I am no entomologist either ...try going to images on Google when you search and use the ull binomial name when you are fully convinced. likely is not good enough and PN's computers will be confused too :) . Rather go with Chrysocoris sp. That way the genus name is correct and species name remains to be clarified. Good luck.

Looking more you may well be correct as some do seem to look very like mine. Thanks.

Thanks Sukanya.
It looks related but not the same to me. I have little knowledge of such creatures but will see if I can find something close using than name.

Hi, Check out the jewel bugs...in particular Chrysocoris stolli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutelleri...