Leptinotarsa peninsularis

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Leptinotarsa peninsularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Leptinotarsa
Species:
L. peninsularis
Binomial name
Leptinotarsa peninsularis
Horn, 1894

Leptinotarsa peninsularis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Central and North America. [2] [5] [6]

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Appearance

This species appears as a normal leaf beetle shape with 10 segmented antennae with the last five darker brown and the first five light brown. the head is half turtle-shell like and brownish red. the back of the body is round with white stripes forming 2 black dove wing patterned side-wings and a upside down black pine tree shape pattern through the middle. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. 1 2 "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  4. "Leptinotarsa peninsularis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  6. "Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
  7. "Occurrence Detail 4919474814". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  8. "leaf beetle Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn". www.insectimages.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.

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