harlequin bug

Murgantia est un genre d'insectes hémiptères, appartenant à la famille des Pentatomidae (punaises). Systématique Le genre a été décrit par l'entomologiste suédois Carl Stål en 1862.

The harlequin cabbage bug (Murgantia histrionica), also known as calico bug, fire bug or harlequin bug, is a black stinkbug of the family Pentatomidae, brilliantly marked with red, orange, yellow and white markings. It is a major pest of cabbage and related crops in the Brassicaceae, as well as the ornamental flower cleome throughout tropical and North America, especially the warmer parts of the United States. Nymphs are active during the summer and in the tropics the bug can achieve three to six generations a year.

Brassica oleracea var. italica, el brócoli,​ brécol​ o bróquil​ del italiano broccoli (brote), es una planta de la familia de las brasicáceas. Existen otras variedades de la misma especie, tales como: repollo (B.