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Scientific Name List

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Species	Taxonomy	Host	Image
Blatta lateralis Turkestan Cockroach	Class: Insecta Order: Blattaria Family: Blattidae	None
Brachymyrmex patagonicus Rover Ant	Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae	N/A
Brachyponera chinensis Asian Needle Ant	Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Formicidae	Found near termites or other ant species' colonies in both disturbed and/or “natural areas” like forests
Cactoblastis cactorum Cactus moth	Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae	Prickly pear cacti of the genus Opuntia Symptoms: Oozing wounds at the base of spines (where the larvae entered), yellowing and damage of pads, hollowed out pads that are translucent, pads infested with colony of larvae. See invasive.org for more photos.
Callidiellum villosulum Brown Fir Longhorned Beetle	Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Cerambycidae	Chinese fir, Cunninghamia lanceolata and Japanese cedar, Cryptomeria japonica
Centruroides gracilis Florida Bark Scorpion	Class: Arachnida Order: Scorpiones Family: Buthidae	None.
Cimex lectularius Common bed bug	Class: Hexapoda Order: Hemiptera Family: Cimicidae	The Common Bedbug doesn't utilize a host plant, it is known for seeking human hosts.
Circulifer tenellus Beet Leafhopper	Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Family: Cicadellidae	Beets, tomato, chile plants
Cochliomyia hominivorax New World Screwworm	Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Calliphoridae	Warm-blooded living animals
Coptotermes formosanus Formosan subterranean termite	Class: Insecta Order: Isoptera Family: Rhinotermitidae	None