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False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Photo by JulietteAnne
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Looking for the common and scientific name of this beetle.

Species ID Suggestions

False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta
turtlesandtombstones
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Comments (2)
LivanEscudero
Sorry forgot the reference page: http://bugguide.net/node/view/582
LivanEscudero
A little hard to make out details but it looks like a False Potato Beetle to me (Leptinotarsa juncta)
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PublishedJuly 6, 2014

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