Jewel Bug

[Bibhav Behera]

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, 100mm f/2.8 Macro
SS 1/125
f/8
ISO 1600

Slightly cropped from left and bottom.
Shot at Nandi Hills

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely colours and details. The water droplets on the leaf look nice. Nice background. Thanks for sharing.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice. Love the green colour scheme. I would retain the left and bottom parts, or alternatively crop this image from the top and right- basically to get the bug a tad closer to the centre. A matter of opinion I guess.
This is a jewel bug and not a beetle... The hard extension over the wings (commonly a beetle feature) makes this one easily mistaken for a beetle. Jewel bug ID cues include the proboscis (vs. mandibles found in jewel beetles) and the single continuous (vs. paired in beetles) hard covering over the wings.

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[Bibhav Behera]

Thanks for the clarification Abhishek. I did notice the proboscis but got fooled by the hard exterior over the wings.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice. Agree with Abhishek...like the colour scheme here.
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Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice image. I like the colours. What is the bright spot at the top right corner?