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False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Photo by John Francis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

False Potato Beetle

Species ID Suggestions

False potato beetle

leptinotarsa juncta

Reference Link
MartinL
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
I agree with Martin's ID suggestion. Here is another link with more info! http://bugguide.net/node/view/582
MartinL
The colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is the one they worry about. Despite 'false' I still think its a cool beetle.

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Primrose Creek Watershed Continuum
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2015

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