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Rape bug

Eurydema oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedinsects

The rape bug (Eurydema oleracea) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the rape bug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rape bug live?

Not recorded

Is the rape bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rape bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusEurydema
  7. SpeciesEurydema oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Cimex oleraceus, Eurydema angularis, Eurydema oleraceum f. angularis, Eurydema oleraceum f. consimilis, Eurydema oleraceum f. triguttatum, Eurydema oleraceum var. triguttata, Eurydema oleraceum var. variventer, Eurydema oleraceum var. variventre, Pentatoma oleraceum, Strachia oleracea

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Brassica bugEnglish
  • Cabbage bugEnglish
  • Crucifer shield bugEnglish
  • kněžice zelnáCzech
  • KåltægeDanish
  • KohlwanzeGerman
  • Chinche de la ColSpanish
  • KapsalutikasEstonian
  • kaaliludeFinnish
  • Punaise potagèreFrench
  • ParéjpoloskaHungarian
  • Rapsinė skydblakėLithuanian
  • krustziežu vairogblaktsLatvian
  • kåltegeNorwegian Bokmål
  • KoolwantsDutch
  • Warzywnica kapustnaPolish
  • Percevejo-da-CouvePortuguese
  • Клоп рапсовыйRussian
  • bzdocha kapustováSlovak
  • Kapusova stenicaSlovenian
  • rapssugareSwedish
  • Блощиця городняUkrainian
  • Almindelig kåltægeDanish
  • Almindelig pletrygDanish
  • Pentatome des potagersFrench
  • Punaise verte à raies & rouges ou blanchesFrench
  • KoolschildwantsDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rape bug

Other species in the same genus Eurydema.

Painted bug

Eurydema dominulus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rape bug?

The rape bug (Eurydema oleracea) belongs to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rape bug (Eurydema oleracea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rape-bug

MLA

“Rape bug (Eurydema oleracea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rape-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{rape_bug_2026,
  title = {Rape bug (Eurydema oleracea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rape-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}