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Harlequin Cabbage Bug
Harlequin Cabbage Bug (Murgantia histrionica: Pentatomidae) 1.0-1.3 cm (0.4-o.5 in long.
Habitat
Blackland Prairie Vegetation area. Open disturbed roadside with scattered ashe juniper, hackberry and cedar elm at ca. 195 m (640 ft) elevation. Roadside dominated by Annual Bastardcabbage (Rapistrum rugosum: Brassicaceae).
Location
Along Tollbridge Road, southeast of the Bell County Expo Center, Belton, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2023
Scientific name
Murgantia histrionica
Equipment used
Canon
What a very attractive bug, Stanley. I like him.
 
superb markings and colors, Stanley, outstanding portrait of this attractive bug, top class, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
223
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Harlequin Cabbage Bug, se of Bell County Expo Center, Belton.jpg
File size
1.3 MB
Date taken
Fri, 10 March 2023 3:11 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 638px

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