Woodlands Historic Park True Bugs

Brown Jewel Bug with iridescent green punctures (<i>Coleotichus costatus</i>) at Woodlands Historic Park
Jewel Bug, mid March. Length 14-15mm male, 13-17mm female.

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Classification

from Australian Faunal Directory

Order Hemiptera - bugs, hoppers and scale insects
Suborder Heteroptera - true bugs, 2806 named species in Australia
Superfamily PENTATOMOIDEA - Shield Bugs, 572 named species in Australia
Family SCUTELLERIDAE - Jewel Bugs, 28 species in Australia
Genus Coleotichus
Species Coleotichus costatus