Colorado Potato Beetle: Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Leptinotarsa decemlineata. About 3/8 inch long. Hand held.

 

We have a lot of Potato Beetles here on Long Island. Usually they are not liked, but I went and found one and brought it home to my potato plants. Sometimes she plays dead when you come near. This one potato beetle hasn't caused much damage, the flea beetles have the potato leaves looking like swiss cheese.

 

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Insecta - Insects

Order Coleoptera - Beetles

Suborder Polyphaga - Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea - Long-horned and Leaf Beetles

Family Chrysomelidae - Leaf Beetles

Subfamily Chrysomelinae

Genus Leptinotarsa

Species decemlineata - Colorado Potato Beetle

 

Suffolk County, Long Island, NY

 

 

 

 

 

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