Promoted
Hibiscus harlequin bug
A male, showing off his beautiful, bright metallic colours and markings. These true bugs feed on plants in family Malvaceae including hibiscus and cotton. Both adults and nymphs suck sap from host plants. They feed mostly on young shoots, piercing the stems and sucking the sugar-rich juices intended for shoot growth.
20 mm length
"Tectocoris diophthalmus" is a brightly coloured convex and rounded shield-shaped bug with a metallic sheen that grows to about 20 mm. Adult females are mostly orange and males are both blue and red or orange. The colours are quite variable.
Similar species: True Bugs
By Ruth Spigelman
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Uploaded Oct 16, 2018. Captured Oct 9, 2018 10:31 in 149 Dawson St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300, Australia.
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