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Rice stink bug

Oebalus pugnax (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedinsects

The rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax) is a species in the family Pentatomidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the rice stink bug

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rice stink bug live?

Not recorded

Is the rice stink bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rice stink bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyPentatomidae
  6. genusOebalus
  7. SpeciesOebalus pugnax (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Cimex pugnax, Cimex typhoeus, Oebalus typhoeus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rice stink bug

Other species in the same genus Oebalus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rice stink bug?

The rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax) belongs to the family Pentatomidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-stink-bug

MLA

“Rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-stink-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{rice_stink_bug_2026,
  title = {Rice stink bug (Oebalus pugnax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rice-stink-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}