black-calabash vs tropical bed bug

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Cimex hemipterus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while tropical bed bug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	tropical bed bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Cimicidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Cimex
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Cimex hemipterus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

tropical bed bug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	tropical bed bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

tropical bed bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Sweden, and Taiwan.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.