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Chrysocoris stolli
Commonly known as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs
Spotted on Apr 10, 2014
Submitted on Apr 11, 2014
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LOVELY. In West Bengal, India, this is called Kaanch poka. Kaanch means glass. Poka is generic for insect. I understand that in times gone by girls used to cut bits from this colourful cuticle and stick as "bindi" on the forehead. Chrysocoris stolli, or a relative perhaps?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutelleridae