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Common bed bug vs Marine bug

They share the order Hemiptera but sit in different families: Common bed bug in Cimicidae, Marine bug in Aepophilidae.

Common bed bug (Cimex lectularius)
Common bed bug
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Marine bug

What is the difference between a common bed bug and a marine bug?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • They share the order Hemiptera but sit in different families: Common bed bug in Cimicidae, Marine bug in Aepophilidae.

Side by side

Common bed bugMarine bug
Scientific nameCimex lectulariusAepophilus bonnairei
FamilyCimicidaeAepophilidae
OrderHemipteraHemiptera
WeightNot recordedNot recorded
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
HabitatNot recordedNot recorded
Conservation statusNot recordedNot recorded
Countries recorded1Not recorded

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