Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Coreidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Anoplocnemis curvipes is a native sub-Saharan African sap-sucking insect that is a major agricultural pest, commonly called leaf-wilter.

Family
Genus
Anoplocnemis
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Anoplocnemis curvipes is a sap-sucking insect species that belongs to the genus Anoplocnemis. This species is native to sub-Saharan Africa. In its native range, it is considered a major pest of a wide variety of agricultural plants, including trees, shrubs, and legumes. It has earned the common name leaf-wilter because of this pest status.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Coreidae Anoplocnemis

More from Coreidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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