False Potato Beetle

The false potato beetle (Leptinotarsa juncta) is a beetle found primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. Its distribution extends to Maine.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

Considered poisonous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Leptinotarsa tumamoca — considered poisonous
• Leptinotarsa texana — considered poisonous

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Leptinotarsa

Species

Leptinotarsa juncta

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