I’d say it’s close to an inch long, but maybe a tad shorter. It has broad, pointy shoulders (or whatever they’re called on an insect). The shape reminds me of a stink bug, but it didn’t seem to have long legs. It looks pretty smooth.
Friend or foe?
It is a stink bug (family Pentatomidae). It looks like a rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax, but your images are not clear enough for me to be certain. It feeds primarily on grasses, including rice - https://extensionentomology.tamu.edu/insect_scientific_name/oebalus-pugnax-fabricius/.
It is a stink bug (family Pentatomidae). It looks like a rice stink bug, Oebalus pugnax, but your images are not clear enough for me to be certain. It feeds primarily on grasses, including rice - https://extensionentomology.tamu.edu/insect_scientific_name/oebalus-pugnax-fabricius/.
Unless you see numerous individuals on plants you want to protect, You can probably just let it be.
Unless you see numerous individuals on plants you want to protect, You can probably just let it be.
