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Colorado Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Classification

Class
Insecta

The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata; also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle, and the potato bug) is a beetle known for being a major pest of potato crops. It is about 10 mm (3⁄8 in) long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its wings. Native to the Rocky Mountains, it spread rapidly in potato crops across the United States and then Europe from 1859 onwards.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Belgium · 9,021Netherlands · 8,648Germany · 6,109France · 499Italy · 205Switzerland · 192Spain · 171Luxembourg · 37United Kingdom · 1