jewel bugs Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/jewel-bugs Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:07:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Jewel Bugs – Calliphara nobilis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/jewel-bugs-calliphara-nobilis?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jewel-bugs-calliphara-nobilis https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/jewel-bugs-calliphara-nobilis#respond Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:37:17 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=3749 Calliphara nobilis is a species of jewel bug found in Asia. Like all species of jewel bugs, it is phytophagous, feeding on the leaves, fruit and seeds of its host plants. Wikipedia Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> Calliphara nobilis is a species of jewel bug found in Asia. Like all species of jewel bugs, it is phytophagous, feeding on the leaves, fruit and seeds of its host plants. Wikipedia

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/jewel-bugs-calliphara-nobilis/feed 0 3749 Rainbow Shield Bug – Shield-backed bugs https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/rainbow-shield-bug-shield-backed-bugs?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rainbow-shield-bug-shield-backed-bugs https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/rainbow-shield-bug-shield-backed-bugs#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:34:49 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1427 Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. They are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. Wikipedia Known as Rainbow shield bug or shield-backed […]

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]]> Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. They are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the thoracic scutellum into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. Wikipedia

Known as Rainbow shield bug or shield-backed bug https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rainbow_Shield_Bug_on_Jatropha_leaf.jpg

Spotted at Choa Chu Kang Park

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