Kingdom Animalia Order Blattodea Genus Eupolyphaga Higher classification Eupolyphaga | Phylum Arthropoda Family Corydiidae Scientific name Eupolyphaga sinensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Corydiidae, Blattidae, Chinese clematis, Achyranthes bidentata, Ligusticum striatum | ||
Eupolyphaga sinensis, or tǔ biē chóng, 土鳖虫, is a species of wingless, flightless cockroach in the genus Eupolyphaga, native to Western China and Mongolia. The dried body is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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