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False Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta)
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Copyright © 2009
Ray Sunshine
funny bug -
Leptinotarsa juncta
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 16, 2009
Size: very small
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Contributed by
Ray Sunshine
on 14 October, 2009 - 10:19am
Last updated 13 November, 2009 - 4:57am
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v belov
, 13 November, 2009 - 4:57am
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The leaves are more prickly-looking than either milkweed or potato. Reminds me of squash or melon, maybe a squash beetle of some kind.
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Abigail Parker
, 30 October, 2009 - 10:48am
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funny bug
Check out swamp milkweed leaf beetle.
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Terry Sincheff
, 14 October, 2009 - 10:49am
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Or maybe
Leptinotarsa juncta (False Potato Beetle)
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John R. Maxwell
, 14 October, 2009 - 11:39am
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