Shield-backed bugs Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/shield-backed-bugs Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Wed, 18 May 2022 12:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Chrysocoris eques https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/chrysocoris-eques?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chrysocoris-eques https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/chrysocoris-eques#respond Sat, 02 Apr 2022 12:45:52 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=6978 Chrysocoris eques is a species of shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae. Wikipedia Thanks, Mok Youn Fai and Bennet Tan Singapore (SG) Insect ID and Records for the ID Location: Thomson Nature Park – April 2022

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]]> Chrysocoris eques is a species of shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae. Wikipedia

Thanks, Mok Youn Fai and Bennet Tan Singapore (SG) Insect ID and Records for the ID

Location: Thomson Nature Park – April 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/insects/insect/chrysocoris-eques/feed 0 6978 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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