Walang sangit is an insect that becomes the main pest on cultivation plants such as rice. This animal is named after the orang granny refers to the instinct of his self that emits a stinging scent of the nose ('sangit' in Javanese and Sundanese means 'stinging smell').

Distribution areas of the pest are among others in Southeast Asia, Fiji Islands, Australia, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, China, Pakistan and Indonesia.