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Lampromicra senator
The Green Jewel Bug is extremely variable in coloration, ranging from metallic green to purplish-blue. Some specimens have an orange stripe across the shield. The adult Green Jewel Bug usually grows to a length of 9 to 14 mm. It forms non-feeding clusters during hot dry periods especially along creeks, spreading out to feed on many plants from ferns and figs to Lantana when conditions improve.
The Green Jewel Bug occurs in tropical and subtropical Australia, extending as far south as Wollongong in New South Wales.
Spotted in Litchfield National Park, Australia.(sources:see reference)
Spotted on Jul 12, 2010
Submitted on May 24, 2014
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Beautiful!