Painted bug

Eurydema dominulus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Pentatomidae

Also called: scarlet shieldbug

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Painted bug
Photo: Peter Uetz, CC BY

The painted bug is bright orange and black in color. It is found across Japan (except Hokkaido), China, Taiwan, southeast Asia, India, northern Australia and Europe. It feeds on cruciferous crops and is considered a pest of those vegetables.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Its body is vividly orange with black markings.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

It feeds on cruciferous vegetables like Chinese cabbage, Japanese radish and wasabi, making it a crop pest.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in Japan (except Hokkaido), China, Taiwan, southeast Asia, India, northern Australia and Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Painted bug photo 3
Photo: Peter Uetz, CC BY

Questions people ask

What does the painted bug look like?

It is a bright orange and black cabbage bug.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Pentatomidae)

Brown Marmorated Stink BugBrown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halysDamages trees, gardens or cropsGreen Stink BugGreen Stink BugChinavia hilarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsHarlequin BugHarlequin BugMurgantia histrionicaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown Stink BugBrown Stink BugEuschistus servusDamages trees, gardens or cropsGreen Shield BugGreen Shield BugPalomena prasinaEuropean Striped Shield BugEuropean Striped Shield BugGraphosoma italicum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurydema_dominulus

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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