| Eucorysses grandis | |
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| Pinned specimen from Nias Island | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Scutelleridae |
| Genus: | Eucorysses |
| Species: | E. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eucorysses grandis (Thunberg, 1783) | |
| Synonyms | |
Eucorysses grandis is a species of shield-backed bugs belonging to the tribe Scutellerini. [1]
These shield-backed bugs are variable, sometimes cream-coloured or orange to purplish-red with bluish reflections and black spots. [4]
This species is present in India, [3] China, Japan through to Malesia. [5]
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