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Rice stinkbug

BY: @reachdreams | CREATED: Sept. 4, 2025, 5:32 a.m. | VOTES: 487 | PAYOUT: $4.03 | [ VOTE ]

Have you ever seen this insect? If not, let's get to know it. It's a rice stinkbug, or Cletus punctiger in Latin. It's a species of true bug from the Coreidae family. This insect is a major pest of rice plants, sucking the sap from young rice grains. The one I found wasn't on a rice plant, but in the grass. It was resting peacefully on one of the leaves.

It wasn't moving at all, probably camouflaged. Its coloration was very similar to that of a dry leaf, a golden brown. From a distance, the insect appeared plain brown. But upon closer inspection, its back was adorned with a pattern of small, interconnected dots that formed a pattern that perfectly resembled the veins of a dry leaf. This pattern added an artistic and unique touch to the insect's appearance.

[IMAGE: https://images.ecency.com/DQmPNoDYfy9beXdYdYPPT1R1wr8rF7gpuA9W2mRt6fY8vvv/1756955094201.jpg]

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[IMAGE: https://images.ecency.com/DQmNvWWZpNWQ6Gd3bRbwk5nSE2bAkrjii6P4FE1bJG6AnEq/1756955094456.jpg]

[IMAGE: https://images.ecency.com/DQmfLokPya3ftZoymvjyBJ24Fdx3YgZakTYgTfg4PmfVr3G/1756955094540.jpg]

Latin name | Cletus punctiger
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Observation date | 4 Sep, 2025
Camera used | realme 7 Pro
Photographers | @reachdreams
Location | Aceh, Indonesia

| Link to original community |
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311385316

Latitude | Longitude | Map
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4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993

TAGS: [ #Nature Observer ] [ #natureobserver ] [ #stem ] [ #india ] [ #waivio ] [ #archon ] [ #cent ]

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@stresskiller | Sept. 4, 2025, 6:14 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]
Congratulations you have been curated and upvoted by @ecency [IMAGE: https://images.ecency.com/DQmbwXxuN78vzFammmxgoUQ2Z4bMsD3jC7574wRy3C1aCJz/monochrome_camera003.png]
@reachdreams | Sept. 4, 2025, 6:24 a.m. | Votes: 0 | [ VOTE ]

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