Leptinotarsa texana

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Leptinotarsa texana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Leptinotarsa
Species:
L. texana
Binomial name
Leptinotarsa texana
Schaeffer, 1906

Leptinotarsa texana, the Texas potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Africa, Central America, and North America. [1] [5]

Leaf beetle Family of beetles

The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but only some of them are listed below. The precise taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research.

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Texas potato beetle, Leptinotarsa texana

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leptinotarsa texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. "Leptinotarsa texana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. "Leptinotarsa texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. "Leptinotarsa texana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-30.

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