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Metallic black or dark green with a distinctive little red stripe. 2 cm long.
Grassland.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Sep 17, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you Martin for the ID suggestion. I found this other candidate http://bugguide.net/node/view/774637 What do you think?
Sorry, I couldn't get another view because I had my telephoto lens and wasn't able to get near it to get in focus.
This looks like a Jewel bug - they are usually glossy.
Family Scutelleridae
Subfamily Scutellerinae
The scutellum covers their entire back and they look like a beetle. Do you have a photo showing its back more clearly? Here is a link to some similar ones; http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...