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Harlequin Bug

Murgantia histrionica

The Harlequin Bug is a colorful insect with bright red and black patterns. They love to munch on plants and can often be found in gardens, making them easy to spot!

生息地: Urban areas

外見

The Harlequin Bug has a distinctive shield-shaped body covered in bold black, red, orange, or yellow patterns. These bright colors make it visually different from many other garden insects, serving as a warning.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHemipteraPentatomidaeMurgantia
Harlequin Bug
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Harlequin Bug

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Harlequin Bug eggs are laid in neat, barrel-shaped rows, often found on the underside of leaves.

Their scientific name, *Murgantia histrionica*, means 'jester' due to their colorful patterns!

These bugs can transmit plant diseases, sometimes causing crops to wilt or die.

They can sometimes overwinter as adults in plant debris, waiting for spring to emerge.

特殊能力

能力

Stink Bomb Shield

Harlequin Bugs can release a foul-smelling liquid when threatened, deterring predators with this strong chemical defense.

能力

Warning Wear

Harlequin Bugs have bright colors that signal to predators they are toxic or taste bad, keeping them safe.

能力

Sap Sipper

Harlequin Bugs use their piercing-sucking mouthparts to drink vital sap from plants, helping them grow.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
8-12 mm
寿命
30-90 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These colorful bugs enjoy feasting on sap from cabbage, broccoli, and other garden plants!

主な食物

  • Cabbage
  • Broccoli
  • Kale
  • Mustard greens
  • Turnip
  • Radish

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Birds sometimes eat Harlequin Bugs despite their bad taste.

eats

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Harlequin Bugs feed on the sap of cabbage plants.

parasitizes

Parasitoid Wasp

Trissolcus basalis

This tiny wasp lays its eggs inside Harlequin Bug eggs.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

It's best to watch these bugs from a distance and not touch them.

よくある質問

Harlequin Bugの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Harlequin Bugのサイズは何ですか?

8-12 mm

Harlequin Bugの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Harlequin Bugは何を食べますか?

These colorful bugs enjoy feasting on sap from cabbage, broccoli, and other garden plants!

Harlequin Bugは通常どこに生息していますか?

Urban areas

Harlequin Bugはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Harlequin Bugの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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