Cletus punctiger is a small Asian bug that feeds on grasses, including rice. Its brown body has pointed corners behind the head. It is not known from the United States.
Appearance
Appearance
Adults are about 0.43–0.47 in (11–12 mm) long. The upper surface is dark brown with small black pits, and each side of the segment behind the head ends in a sharp black point.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
grasslands
field edges
rice fields
Range
It occurs in Korea, Japan, China, and southern Asia. The available records do not place it in the United States.
Preferred conditions
In its Asian range, it lives where grasses grow and may move from grassy field edges into grain crops.
Behavior
Diet
Adults and pierce grass leaves, stems, and seed heads to drink plant fluids.
Activity
In East Asia, records place active adults mainly from spring through fall.
Life cycle
Reproduction
The life cycle has egg, nymph, and adult stages, with several nymph stages before adulthood.
Connected species
Ties with other wildlife
In East Asian rice fields, feeding on developing grain can leave kernels spotted.