Eucorysses grandis

Eucorysses grandis is a species of shield-backed bugs belonging to the tribe Scutellerini.^[1]

Eucorysses grandis
Pinned specimen from Nias Island
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Scutelleridae
Genus:	Eucorysses
Species:	E. grandis
Binomial name
Eucorysses grandis (Thunberg, 1783)
Synonyms
Cimex grandis Thunberg, 1783[1] Cimex baro Fabricius, 1798 Callidea distinguenda Uhler, 1861 Calliphara iris Germar, 1839 Chrysocoris grandis (Thunberg, 1783) Chrysocoris iris (Germar, 1839)[2][3] Eucorysses superbus Uhler, 1860

Description

These shield-backed bugs are variable, sometimes cream-coloured or orange to purplish-red with bluish reflections and black spots.^[4]

Distribution

This species is present in India,^[3] China, Japan through to Malesia.^[5]