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Large orange shield bug with metallic blue patterns. The body is about 3/4 of an inch long.
High elevation forest about 400 +- ft above sea level.
Spotted on Jun 27, 2014
Submitted on Jul 9, 2014
4 Comments
Shekai, this looks similar to a Jewel Bug or Harlequin Bug, Tectocoris sp. (Scutelleridae, the Shield-back Bugs) - http://tolweb.org/Scutelleridae/10956.
Beautiful.....
Great spotting, love image 2!
Gorgeous!