Anoplocnemis curvipes
| Anoplocnemis curvipes | |
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| mating; the female is on the left Ghana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Coreidae |
| Genus: | Anoplocnemis |
| Species: | A. curvipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoplocnemis curvipes (Fabricius, 1781) | |
Anoplocnemis curvipes is a species of sap-sucking insect in the genus Anoplocnemis. They are native to sub-saharan Africa where they are considered a major pest of many types of agricultural plants such as trees and shrubs, including legumes. This has earned them the name leaf-wilter.[1]