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Harlequin bug

Murgantia histrionica

Description:

approx. 1/2 inch

Habitat:

spotted on brussel sprouts in garden

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4 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Thanks, Latimeria for narrowing it down a little. I went BACK to Bugguide.net, and the edit is my new best guess.

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Definitely not a beetle, but you're on the right track with stink bug. I'm not sure what kind, but check out Bugguide.net, you might be able to figure it out from there.

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

I've added a picture of the babies that hatched this morning (5/9).

auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

I've added twophotos of this bug with eggs.

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Cocoa, Florida, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2011
Submitted on May 2, 2011

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