Colorado potato beetle — size comparison

The Colorado potato beetle eats nightshade-family plants, including potatoes. Females lay eggs on leaves. Both hatchling larvae and adults feed on crops. Mature

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Colorado potato beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

9 mmAdult individual
Body length

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The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
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Colorado potato beetleBody length9 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Colorado potato beetle — size comparison — facts and sources

The Colorado potato beetle eats nightshade-family plants, including potatoes. Females lay eggs on leaves. Both hatchling larvae and adults feed on crops.

Mature larvae descend into soil to pupate. Adults can move between suitable food sources. The number of annual generations depends on climate. It has spread beyond its native range and become a major crop pest in many regions.

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