Leptinotarsa
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Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetle
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The best known of the more than 30 species are:
the other species include:
Leaf beetle
Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....
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The best known of the more than 30 species are:
- Colorado potato beetleColorado potato beetleThe Colorado potato beetle , also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle or the potato bug, is an important pest of potato crops. It is approximately 10 mm long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each...
, Leptinotarsa decemlineata - False potato beetleFalse potato beetleThe false potato beetle , Leptinotarsa juncta, is a beetle found primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern regions of the United States. Recently, it has also been discovered in the northeastern portion of Ohio as well...
, Leptinotarsa juncta,
the other species include:
- Leptinotarsa behrensi
- Leptinotarsa collinsi
- Leptinotarsa defecta
- Leptinotarsa haldemaniLeptinotarsa haldemaniLeptinotarsa haldemani is a glossy green beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a nineteenth century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.-Description:This little beetle...
- Leptinotarsa heydeni
- Leptinotarsa lineolata
- Leptinotarsa peninsularis
- Leptinotarsa rubiginosa
- Leptinotarsa texana
- Leptinotarsa tlascalana
- Leptinotarsa tumamoca
- Leptinotarsa typographica
- Leptinotarsa undecimlineata