''Calliphara excellens'' is a jewel bug in the family
Scutelleridae. It is distributed in Nepal and India.
Males engage in ritualistic
Courtship display, walking around the female, touching his abdomen to the plant before touching the female's antennae. After mating, the female oviposits into the seed of a host plant, such as ''
Macaranga tanarius''.
References
Scutelleridae
Insects described in 1834
Insects of India
Insects of Nepal
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