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Harlequin Bug
Murgantia histrionica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Green Stink BugChinavia hilaris
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Bagrada BugBagrada hilaris
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
cruciferous bugEurydema ventralis
Anchor Stink BugStiretrus anchorago
Southern Green Stink BugNezara viridula
red cabbage bugEurydema ornata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 14,937 |
|---|---|
| California | 9,317 |
| Texas | 1,243 |
| Virginia | 853 |
| Maryland | 687 |
| Mexico | 554 |
| Pennsylvania | 552 |
| New Jersey | 478 |
| North Carolina | 446 |
| West Virginia | 361 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Stink Bugs · Pentatomidae |
| Genus | Murgantia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Harlequin Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.