''Eurydema dominulus'', also known by its common name painted bug, is a cabbage bug from the

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Eurydema ''Eurydema'' is a genus of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae. Species (following ) Subgenus ''Eurydema'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1833 * '' Eurydema eckerleini'' Josifov, 1961 * ''Eurydema gebleri'' Kolenati, 1846 * '' Eurydema herbacea'' ...

''. The species was first described in 1911.

Description

''Eurydema dominulus'' is a cabbage bug that is vividly orange and black.

Range

The bug is common in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

and

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

Ecology

The species is known as a pest for

cruciferous vegetables Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels spr ...

, such as Chinese cabbage, Japanese radish and wasabi.

References

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