Species notes
About Calliphara nobilis
Calliphara nobilis (also recorded as Mangrove jewel bug) is an accepted species in the family Scutelleridae, within the order Hemiptera. True bugs are hemipterans with piercing-and-sucking mouthparts used to take in plant fluids or, in predatory species, animal prey.
- Common name
- Mangrove jewel bug
- Family
- Scutelleridae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Identification rank
- Species
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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