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Blue/green, with orange and black legs. Possibly Scutelleridae (Shield-backed Bugs/Jewel Bugs).
Open sourveld grassland.
Observed in Malolotja Nature Reserve.
Spotted on Feb 8, 2012
Submitted on Apr 13, 2014
5 Comments
Thanks, AfriBats, yes, it does look like one of the jewel bugs/shield-backed bugs.
What about jewel bugs?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutellerid...
Superb colour.
Thanks, Martin!
A late instar nymph of a bug.
Hemiptera; probably pentatomidae.
Gorgeous.