HARLEQUIN BUG


Meaning of HARLEQUIN BUG in English

a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants. Also called cabbage bug, calicoback, calico bug, harlequin cabbage bug .

[ 1865-70, Amer. ]

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