False Potato Beetle

Subject: What Kind Of Bug Is This
Location: Connecticut
May 22, 2014 8:00 pm
His I Was Just Curious And Thought This Bug Was Quite Cool But I Don’t Know What It Is Help Me Please 🙂
Signature: Logan

False Potato Beetle

Hi Logan,
This appears to be a False Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta, but it might be another member of the genus.  According to BugGuide:  “Similar to Colorado Potato Beetle, but elytral punctures are regular instead of irregular. Also, a brown stripe at the center of each elytron (wing cover) and on the inner edge of each elytron (where they meet down the middle) distinguish this species.”

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