Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer, 1906 is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer, 1906

Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer, 1906

The Texas potato beetle (Leptinotarsa texana) is a leaf beetle in Chrysomelidae found in Africa, Central America, and North America.

Family
Genus
Leptinotarsa
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer, 1906

Leptinotarsa texana, commonly known as the Texas potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle that belongs to the family Chrysomelidae. This species is distributed in Africa, Central America, and North America.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Leptinotarsa

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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