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Slender Rice Bug

Cletus trigonus

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Cletus trigonus Thunberg, 1783. This small bug is sometimes considered a pest of rice crops in Philippines. Confirmation of presence in Philippines - http://coreoidea.speciesfile.org/Common/editTaxon/Distribution/ShowDist…

Habitat:

Spotted on wild grasses growing along the side of a road, leading into rice fields.

Notes:

Previous spottings of Cletus trigonus -
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1529184156
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/456946158
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/588611622
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/598999304

Reference Links:

Cletus trigonus (Thunberg 1783)-Encyclopedia of Life, Cletus trigonus species page - THAILAND NATURE PROJECT

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PublishedNovember 20, 2022

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