Cletus punctiger (Dallas, 1852) is a animal in the Coreidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cletus punctiger (Dallas, 1852)

Cletus punctiger (Dallas, 1852)

Cletus punctiger, the rice stinkbug, is a coreid true bug that is a pest of sorghum and other grasses in India.

Family
Genus
Cletus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Cletus punctiger (Dallas, 1852)

Cletus punctiger, commonly known as the rice stinkbug, is a species of true bug belonging to the family Coreidae. In India, it acts as a pest that affects sorghum and other grass species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Coreidae Cletus

More from Coreidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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