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Harlequin Cabbage Bug or Calico Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Photo by LuisStevens
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22.1055, -101.01

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.

Species ID Suggestions

Harlequin Cabbage Bug or Calico Bug

Murgantia histrionica

Comments (3)

Thank you Bayucca for the ID and the links.
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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