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Eurydema oleracea

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Field Notes

Description:

Black body with yellow markings, about 5–7 millimetres long, 4 millimetres wide.

Habitat:

Spotted near Francoli river, Tarragona, Catalonia.
Endemic to Europe including Britain.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Eurydema
Species: E. oleracea

Reference Links:

Eurydema oleracea - Wikipedia, Nature Picture Library Brassica Shield Bug (Eurydema oleracea / ornata) Endemic…

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