Metallic Jewel Bug, Scutiphora pedicellata, feeding on a yellow flower, showing the proboscis or feeding tube .Also known as Metallic Shield Bug and G

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Metallic Jewel Bug, Scutiphora pedicellata, feeding on a yellow flower, showing the proboscis or feeding tube .Also known as Metallic Shield Bug and Green Jewel Bug. Although the true Green Jewel Bug, Lampromicra senator looks different. Endemic to eastern Australia. Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

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Size: 3000px × 4500px
Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
Photo credit: © cbstockfoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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