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Family Scutelleridae
Tiny orange with a probing, sucking mouthpart.
Vegetation near the mouth of the River Matla. Lots of mangrove vegetation here.
Could not identify the tree either.
Spotted on Aug 27, 2022
Submitted on Aug 31, 2022
2 Comments
Thank you bayucca,
I too think it is a nymph...sorry could not get a better shot because the tree was on an incline..if I slipped I'd go rolling down into the water! Didn't risk it.
This is a Scutelleridae, Jewel Bug. Might be Chrysocoris sp. (most common one would be Chrysocoris stollii), but there are other ones. Might even be a nymph. Tricky if you do not have a picture from the upperside.