Calliphara nobilis

Calliphara nobilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Family:	Scutelleridae
Genus:	Calliphara
Species:	C. nobilis
Binomial name
	Calliphara nobilis; (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms [1]
	Cimex nobilis Linnaeus, 1763; Cimex pustulatus Panzer, 1798; Scutellera buquetii Guérin, 1838; Callidea nobilis (Linnaeus, 1763); Calliphara buquetii (Guérin, 1838);

Calliphara nobilis is a species of insect in the family Scutelleridae (Hemiptera). The larvae live exclusively on the mangrove Excoecaria algallocha, feeding on the developing seeds.[2] Adults are 10–15 millimetres (0.4–0.6 in) long.[2]

Distribution

Excoecaria algallocha ("milky mangrove") is the sole food plant of Calliphara nobilis larvae.

Calliphara nobilis lives in mangroves in Asia, from China and Burma, through Malaysia and the Philippines to Borneo. The easternmost limit of its distribution runs through Halmahera, Sulawesi and Flores.[1]

References

C. H. C. Lyal (1979). "A review of the genus Calliphara Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 54 (12): 149 181.
Ria Tan (August 2009). "Mangrove stink bugs, Calliphara nobilis". Wild Factsheets. Retrieved February 9, 2011.

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[Lyal-1] C. H. C. Lyal (1979). "A review of the genus Calliphara Germar, 1839 (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae)" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 54 (12): 149 181.

[Tan-2] Ria Tan (August 2009). "Mangrove stink bugs, Calliphara nobilis". Wild Factsheets. Retrieved February 9, 2011.