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funny bug - Leptinotarsa juncta

funny bug - Leptinotarsa juncta
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 16, 2009
Size: very small

Moved
Moved from Beetles.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

The leaves are more prickly-looking than either milkweed or potato. Reminds me of squash or melon, maybe a squash beetle of some kind.

funny bug
Check out swamp milkweed leaf beetle.

 
Or maybe
Leptinotarsa juncta (False Potato Beetle)

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