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False Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Quaker Hill, Connecticut

Benton, Kentucky

Potomac, Maryland

Ogallala, Nebraska

Loudonville, Ohio

Devon, Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Bedford, Virginia

Lexington, Virginia

Sinks Grove, West Virginia

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Sinks Grove, WV | January 2009 | Neutral

This species is often seen here in SE West Virginia. The larvae are easily distinguished by their shiny, grayish-pink coloration as opposed to the duller, brick red larvae of the true Colorado potato beetle.

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