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False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Photo by JanThomason
Published on Project Noah
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40.0992, -83.1141

Field Notes

Description:

tan, black and beige

Habitat:

no idea--my daughter jasmine found him in our kitchen! he must've rode in on someone!

Notes:

he "plays possum" when you touch him---rolls right up tight and plays dead.

Species ID Suggestions

Colorado potato beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

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Juan DiTrani
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PublishedOctober 11, 2011

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