Cletus punctiger, the rice stinkbug, is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It is a pest of sorghum and other grass species in India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cletus punctiger being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cletus trigonus
- Cletus schmidti
- Cletus saucius
- Cletus ochraceus
- Plinachtus imitator
- Homoeocerus unipunctatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Coreidae
- Genus
- Cletus
- Species
- Cletus punctiger
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