Spartocera batatas (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Coreidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Spartocera batatas (Fabricius, 1798)
Spartocera batatas, the giant sweetpotato bug, is a leaf-footed bug found across parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.
Spartocera batatas, which was first described by Fabricius in 1798, is commonly called the giant sweetpotato bug. It is a species of leaf-footed bug belonging to the family Coreidae. This species can be found in the Caribbean, South America, and North America.
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