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False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta)
Photo#140049
Copyright © 2007
Rich Kelly
white larva - unident -
Leptinotarsa juncta
Muttontown Preserve, Nassau County, New York, USA
August 17, 2007
Size: 8mm +/-
On Horse Nettle. How about a False Potato Beetle?
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Contributed by
Rich Kelly
on 26 August, 2007 - 2:07pm
Last updated 2 July, 2008 - 9:56am
Moved
Moved from
Leaf Beetles
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john and jane balaban
, 2 July, 2008 - 9:56am
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white larva
Horse nettle eh? That is the only host for Leptinotarsa juncta and since the larva is so pale I am inclined to state that is the species and not the Colorado potato beetle, L. decemilineata.
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John Randall Watts
, 2 July, 2008 - 8:36am
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Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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Rich Kelly
, 2 July, 2008 - 11:32am
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Hi Rich,
Would you be willing to try raising it? Just keep it in a well-ventilated container and give it fresh horse nettle, maybe a spig in water with aluminumfoil wrapped around stem so larva doesn't fall into water. You're likely correct on the ID but this way, if successful, we'll know for sure what it is.
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Jim McClarin
, 26 August, 2007 - 2:23pm
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Hi Jim - I didn't collect it
Hi Jim - I didn't collect it back on the 17th, so it would be hard to go back to that site. There was only one individual present that I could see. Anyway, thanks for the rearing technique. Rich
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Rich Kelly
, 26 August, 2007 - 2:40pm
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