Green Jewel Bug

Lampromicra senator · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Scutelleridae

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Green Jewel Bug
Photo: Tony Eales, CC BY-SA

The green jewel bug, Lampromicra senator, belongs to the Scutelleridae family. It lives in several Australian states, including New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. All sources confirm it is an Australian species.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Lampromicra senator is commonly called the green jewel bug.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

The species is native to Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Green Jewel Bug photo 2
Photo: Ged Tranter, CC BY
Green Jewel Bug photo 3
Photo: Andrew Allen, CC BY
Green Jewel Bug photo 4
Photo: Sockrosma, CC BY
Green Jewel Bug photo 5
Photo: Tony Eales, CC BY-SA

Same family (Scutelleridae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lampromicra_senator

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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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