Rice Bug (suggested common name) Leptocorisa acuta (Thunberg) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Alydidae)

Amelio Chi Serrano, Russell F. Mizell III, and Morgan A. Byron

Release Date: 8/3/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY614, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 2014. Revised June 2021 and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Amelio Chi Serrano; Russell F. Mizell III, professor; and Morgan A. Byron; Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.