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paddy bug, rice bug

Leptocorisa sp.

Description:

A species of rice bug (Leptocorisa sp.) which can be a significant agricultural pest. It is one of the broad-headed bugs (Family Alydidae).

Habitat:

Spotted on lemon grass in a large semi-urban yard and garden in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

Looks similar to this unidentified species from Papua http://www.papua-insects.nl/insect%20ord...

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Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Oct 14, 2012
Submitted on Jan 18, 2013

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