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My First Harlequin Bug
I found this colorful stink bug eating a kind of wild cabbage called Annual Bastard Cabbage. Both the plant and the bug are not native, but were introduced here and both considered to be invasive pests. All that aside, it is a pretty cool looking insect.
Harlequin Bug (Murgantia histrionica)
Annual Bastard Cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum)
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