Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae

Subject:  Eggplant leaf eater
Geographic location of the bug:  Kenosha WI
August 26, 2017 1:36 PM
Can you identify this pest eating eggplant leaves in our Kenosha, WI garden?
How you want your letter signed:  Phil Wheeler

Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae

Dear Phil,
These are either Colorado Potato Beetle Larvae or a closely related species.  According to BugGuide:  “Potatoes and related plants” and eggplant and potato are in the same family.

 

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