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Chrysocoris sp.
This shiny jewel is a polyphagous bug feeding on leaves, twigs and fruits of various plants (e.g. Litchi chinensis); by de-sapping it causes damage to these food plants of economic value. The name of the bug family is either jewel bugs or shield-backed bugs, due to the enlargement of the last section of their thorax into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings.
Spotted on Jul 4, 2014
Submitted on Jul 4, 2014
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