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Torpedo Bug (Siphanta acuta)

Genus Siphanta
Family Flatidae
Order Hemiptera
Class Insecta
Phylum Arthropoda
Kingdom Animalia
Biodiversity

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Total Records: 2

United States – California2

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Introduced to the U.S. and established in California. Native to Australia.

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Fish Moth

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View taxon at iNaturalist
View taxon at BugGuide
View taxon at GBIF

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Maryland Biodiversity Project
BillHubick.com
eBird Profile
iNaturalist Profile
Photos on Flickr
Hook-and-line Fishing List

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BioFiles was developed to make the Maryland Biodiversity Project concept more available to other efforts. In its initial build-out, it's essentially my personal world biodiversity project. As it evolves, we hope to support many new community science efforts. .

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