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false colorado potato beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta
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false colorado potato beetle - Leptinotarsa juncta
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 12, 2010
My parents believe these are feeding on their tomato plants but I have not confirmed. They gave it to me for id.

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Contributed by Colin Gillette on 12 June, 2010 - 7:48pm
Last updated 14 June, 2010 - 12:11pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

They do eat tomato, yes :). This species can be separated from the main Colorado Potato Beetle (L. decimlineata) by the single row of punctures along the black vittae on the elytra.
… Blaine Mathison, 14 June, 2010 - 12:11pm

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