Kingdom Animalia Order Hemiptera Genus Leptocorisa Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Family Alydidae Scientific name Leptocorisa acuta Higher classification Leptocorisa | |
 | ||
Similar Insect, Planthopper, Leptocorisa, Brown planthopper, Siphanta acuta | ||
Leptocorisa oratorius Fabricius; syn. Leptocorisa acuta, the rice earhead bug, is an insect from the family Alydidae, the broad-headed bugs.
Contents
Description
It has a slender body, around 2 cm length, with long legs and a long proboscis. It is yellow-brown in color.
Behavior
When disturbed, the bug gives off an unpleasant smell in defense.
Females lay around 100-200 eggs on the leaves of the rice plant (Oryza sativa). The eggs hatch into green-colored nymphs, which gradually turn brown as they grow into adults.
As pests
Rice earhead bugs are a major pest to the rice plant (Oryza sativa), as they feed on the plants and killing it in the process. However, these bugs can sometimes be seen feeding on other plants.
References
Leptocorisa oratorius Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA