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harlequin bug (plural harlequin bugs)

  1. A bright red and black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of cabbages and related crops in North America
  2. (Australia) A red and black true bug in the family Pyrrhocoridae, Dindymus versicolor, known as a common garden pest in parts of Australia

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