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False potato beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Description:

tan, black and beige

Habitat:

no idea--my daughter jasmine found him in our kitchen! he must've rode in on someone!

Notes:

he "plays possum" when you touch him---rolls right up tight and plays dead.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata Colorado potato beetle


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JanThomason
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JanThomason

Dublin, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Oct 11, 2011
Submitted on Oct 11, 2011

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