Calliphara nobilis

Calliphara nobilis

''Calliphara nobilis'' is a species of insect in the family Scutelleridae. The larvae live exclusively on the mangrove ''Excoecaria algallocha'', feeding on the developing seeds. Adults are 10–15 millimetres long.
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Distribution

''Calliphara nobilis'' lives in mangroves in Asia, from China and Burma, through Malaysia and the Philippines to Borneo. The easternmost limit of its distribution runs through Halmahera, Sulawesi and Flores.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyScutelleridae
GenusCalliphara
SpeciesC. nobilis
Photographed in
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines