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Spartocera batatas

Spartocera batatas

Fabricius
Chinche Gigante De La Batata
Family: Coreidae
Order: Hemiptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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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.

Source: Wikipedia, article Spartocera batatas. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
152327822/12/2021UruguayArtigasParque Lineal, Bella UniónJulio Sebastián Gómez Barboza Silveira
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Spartocera batatas – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.