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Scutellera perplexa

Scutellera perplexa

Scutellera perplexa (Scutellera perplexa) photographed by Devendra Bhardwaj

Image: Devendra Bhardwaj · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0 · Nevta Village, Neota, Rajasthan · Resized

Scientific name
Scutellera perplexa
Family
Scutelleridae, order Hemiptera
Group
Insect

A living jewel in metallic stripes.

  • Spot it Shiny green with orange-red stripes.
  • Home Shrubs and gardens.
  • Food web Sucks plant sap; birds eat it.
  • Why it matters Sucks plant sap and becomes food for birds and spiders, linking shrubs to predators.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanDevendra Bhardwaj has 1 verified record of this species on iNaturalist in 2025, in Neota.[20]

Sources

  1. Devendra Bhardwaj. iNaturalist observations and notes, with place and date (inaturalist.org/people/devendrabhardwaj) (field record). The observer's own dated records and notes, with places. Statements in his notes are his own and were not independently checked by KJVF.
  2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  3. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

The tag before each record shows the place it was checked for.

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