Leptocorisa oratorius

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This insect has the scientific name Leptocorisa oratorius and is one of the insects that disturbs agricultural areas in Indonesia. In Indonesian this insect is called walang sangit and this creature is one of the enemies of farmers in Indonesia.

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Even these insects not only attack agricultural crops such as rice or other horticultural crops, but now these animals also attack ornamental plants.

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This insect looks for food by sucking the liquid on the plant so that the plant becomes dry, yellow and wilted. This is usually done on rice plants that have weak and not sturdy stems.

But for an annual plant with a large and sturdy trunk, of course this animal is not a pest to it .

This animal has a brown body color and has a pair of wings, three pairs of legs and a pair of antennae located on its head. This animal is relatively slow in moving so it is very easy to catch.

Leptocorisa oratorius | Ecency