harlequin bug

harlequin bug
a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants. Also called cabbage bug, calicoback, calico bug, harlequin cabbage bug.
[1865-70, Amer.]

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  • harlequin cabbage bug — ▪ insect       a species of insect in the stinkbug family, Pentatomidae (order Heteroptera), that sucks sap and chlorophyll from crops, such as cabbage, causing them to wilt and die. Though of tropical or subtropical origin, this insect now… …   Universalium

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