Harlequin Bug (nymph)

Size: 8-11.5 mm (adult) (2)
Identification: Brightly patterned, distinctive; the amount of black varies considerably.
Range: CA-FL-ME-SD / Mex. (1), rarely found north of CO and PA - UF
Native to Mexico and C. America, invasive in our area (first detected in TX, 1864) and now widely established across the US (2)
Apparently the northern limits of established range for this species fluctuate markedly in response to the mildness or severity of the winters; during spring and summer in migrates northward