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Spartocera batatas

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Spartocera batatas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Coreidae
Genus: Spartocera
Species:
S. batatas
Binomial name
Spartocera batatas
(Fabricius, 1798)

Spartocera batatas, commonly known as the giant sweetpotato bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in the Caribbean, South America, and North America.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Spartocera batatas Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Spartocera batatas". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Webb, Nick; Eades, David C. (2019). "species Spartocera batatas (Fabricius, 1798)". Coreoidea species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2019-07-02.