''Chrysocoris pulchellus'' is a jewel bug in the family

Scutelleridae 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 con ...

Description

Adult is 13mm-15.06mm long. Body is metallic green or blue in color. Antennae, rostrum and sternum are black. Sternum margins are brassy green while base of head beneath and abdomen are ochraceous. Femora are reddish ochraceous except for their apices which are black including the tibiae and all tarsal segments. Pronotum has 11 bluish black spots of which 3 transverse spots are in the anterior margin has and 8 are in the posterior pronotum arranged in 1+2+1+1+2+1 fashion. Scutellum carries 8 such spots. One longitudinal in the center surrounded by 2 transverse in anterior portion, 2 from the sides and 2 from the posterior side. One remaining sinuate transverse patch lies in the posteriormost part. It might look similar to ''

Chrysocoris marginellus ''Chrysocoris'' is a genus of brightly colored shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae, containing approximately 45 species. Selected species * ''Chrysocoris eques'' (Fabricius, 1794) * ''Chrysocoris germari'' (Eschscholtz, 1822 ...

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Distribution

It is found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.

Host plants

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q96375017 Scutelleridae Insects described in 1851