Paddy Bug - Leptocorisa acuta
Family Alydidae
This page contains pictures and information about Paddy Bugs that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Body length 15mm
- We found a few of this bugs along Bulimba Creek in Brisbane during summer season. The bugs are grass-green to pale yellow-brown in colour, with long slender body. They have long antenna, about the same length of their body.
- Paddy Bugs are common on grass. They feed on grass seeds, are the known pest of rice. They also known as Rice Bugs.
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- Adult and nymph
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- They are not active flier, but will fly away if disturbed.
- Reference:
- 1. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland - Queensland Museum Publications 2000, p90.
