Physomerus grossipes
[Sweet Potato Bug]
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Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hemiptera | Family: Coreidae | Genus: Physomerus |

Nymph
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A large gathering of this bug with its eggs and nymphs was seen in May 2009 on its host plant, a creeper known as Ipomoea pes-caprae (Beach Morning Glory).