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False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta
Copyright © 2007 Mike Bernett

False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta
Ashburn, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
June 15, 2007
Distinguishable from the Colorado Potato Beetle by the banding on the elytra. The Colorado potato beetle's stripes go from dark to light across the whole insect, whereas the the false potato beetle has multiple dark stripes together.

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False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta False Potato Beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta
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Contributed by Mike Bernett on 17 July, 2007 - 8:19pm
Last updated 26 July, 2007 - 5:17am

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