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False potato beetle?

Leptinotarsa juncta

Photo by gobospring
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

About an inch long. Brown/red head and black and cream striped body.

Habitat:

Seen in a field at hardwood forest edge.

Species ID Suggestions

Colorado potato beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Comments (1)

Great sighting! See here for the difference between the False Potato Beetle and the Colorado Potato Beetle: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/leaf/potato_beetles.htm

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