Scientific name Leptinotarsa Higher classification Leaf beetle Order Beetle | Family Chrysomelidae Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Colorado potato beetle, False potato beetle | ||
Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.
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Several species in the genus produce leptinotarsin, a toxin similar to the diamphotoxin produced by species of the African leaf beetle genus Diamphidia. Some Leptinotarsa species are parasitised by ground beetles of genus Lebia.
Colorado potato beetle chrysomelidae leptinotarsa decemlineata
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