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False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) - Leptinotarsa juncta - female
Copyright © 2008 Melanie Smith

False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) - Leptinotarsa juncta - Female
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
May 10, 2008
Size: 1/4 inch??
Thank you for identifying the beetle for me, I have changed the title to the correct name.

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False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) - Leptinotarsa juncta - female False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) - Leptinotarsa juncta - female
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Contributed by Melanie Smith on 10 May, 2008 - 2:35pm
Last updated 11 May, 2008 - 9:27am

Interesting
I guess that you noticed the aphid next to the eggs.
It is such a large mass of eggs that her abdomen must have been quite bloated before laying them if, in fact, they belong to this beetle.
… Beatriz Moisset, 10 May, 2008 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert but...
Please see False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta)

http://bugguide.net/node/view/582/bgimage

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And this will be a state record for Tennessee on BugGuide if it is confirmed as a False Potato Beetle

I am not sure about the eggs. Sorry...
… Ron M., 10 May, 2008 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

I would bet on it.
I would strongly suspect the egg cluster belongs to the beetle (species) imaged here, the "false potato beetle," Leptinotarsa juncta. Nice shots!
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 May, 2008 - 2:45pm login or register to post comments

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