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Harlequin Cabbage Bug or Calico Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Harlequin Cabbage Bug or Calico Bug. Bright orange with black pattern and white spots. 15 mm long. There were several of them inthe same plant.

Habitat:

Plant in a mostly arid place.

Reference Links:

Harlequin cabbage bug

Species ID Suggestions

Harlequin Cabbage Bug or Calico Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (3)
LuisStevens
Thank you Bayucca for the ID and the links.
bayucca
Pentatomidae, Pentatominae, Strachini, Murgantia histrionica. Actually not a shield but a stink bug. Also called Calico Bug or Fire Bug. http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=1111+1111+2222+0644 http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/harlequin_bug.htm http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/167219/2/ESA_-_Harlequin_2008.pdf http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hemipt/Murgantia.htm http://bugguide.net/node/view/854816 http://bugguide.net/node/view/557

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