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Scutelleridae: Chrysocoris stolli
These bugs like to hang out on the trunk of my Amla tree.
@ freelancing, Just saw your comment and took your advice: # 4 is now # 1...
Still looking for a confirmation on the ID...
You should move pic #4 to the #1 spot - it's the best one. Great shots of a beautiful insect. Looks like a piece of jewelry.
or Chrysocoris stolli, Asian Jewel bug. I don't think it's Calliphara nobilis as there are no mangrove swamps anywhere near and Wiki says the only food of the young Calliphara nobilis are the developing mangrove seeds.