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Colorado potato beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

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Description:

Α serious potato/solanum pest, spotted in my veggie garden, Nea Demetrias, Volos city, Greece.
The species was introduced from USA in 1870's firstly in Germany and later in France, and ever since then, it was naturalized in many European countries, where it is considered as a crop pest.

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