Eurydema oleracea

Eurydema oleracea
Eurydema oleracea, yellow markings
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Eurydema
Species:
E. oleracea
Binomial name
Eurydema oleracea
Synonyms
  • Eurydema oleracea Linnaeus, 1758
  • Eurydema lineola lineola (Barensprung, 1859)
  • Eurydema nevadensis lineola (Lindberg, 1932)
  • Eurydema consobrina (Puton, 1871)

Eurydema oleracea is a species of shield bug in the family Pentatomidae and is commonly known as the rape bug, the crucifer shield bug, the cabbage bug or the brassica bug.[1]

Its specific name oleracea means "related to vegetables/herbs" in Latin and is a form of holeraceus (oleraceus).[2][3]

  1. ^ Brickfield's Park
  2. ^ Parker, Peter (2018). A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners. Little Brown Book Group. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-4087-0615-2. oleraceus, holeraceus = relating to vegetables or kitchen garden
  3. ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1899). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century Co. p. 2856. L. holeraceus, prop. oleraceus, herb-like, holus, prop. olus (oler-), herbs, vegetables