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Rape Bug

Eurydema oleracea

Description:

Species of Eurydema are dramatically coloured, usually red and black bugs, but often with other color morphs. In E. oleracea the dark metallic green/blue-black ground color is overlain with red, yellow, cream or orange markings. This bug overwinters as an adult, emerging in the spring.

Habitat:

This species has a wide distribution in the eastern Palearctic ecozone. It is found in Western Europe except for northern Scandinavia, Kazakhstan, most of Russia, the mountainous regions of west and central Asia and in North Africa. I have spotted it next to one shield bug on the meadow next to the river...

Notes:

Other names: crucifer shield bug, the cabbage bug, brassica shield bug.

2 Species ID Suggestions

ValiRada
ValiRada 10 years ago
Marmorated stink bug
Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug
Atanas Tanev
Atanas Tanev 10 years ago
Brassica shieldbug
Eurydema oleracea (Pentatomidae) Eurydema oleracea


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4 Comments

injica
injica 10 years ago

Tnx for the ID :D

injica
injica 10 years ago

I know just didn't find any info about it, don't know if exists but yes, very logical conclusion, good to see that someone is reasoning like me ;)

Atanas Tanev
Atanas Tanev 10 years ago

Haha yours must be trimaculata. :P

injica
injica 10 years ago

Can you explain why are you sure this is it? Is not native to this area, plus I haven't find any identical photos apart from http://horticulture.oregonstate.edu/cont... and plus is much smaller than a stink bug

injica
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injica

Zagreb, Croatia

Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013

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