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INSECTS

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Insects
Native
Colorado Potato Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Colorado Potato Beetle, Larva
Colorado Potato Beetle, photo 3 of 5
10 mmLength

Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae 10 mm long. Lives in fields and in forests. Feeds on plants.

There are 194 observations of Colorado Potato Beetle in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Montréal and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale42
  2. Montréal32
  3. Estrie30
  4. Montérégie21
  5. Outaouais10
  6. Lanaudière9
  7. Laurentides9
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  9. Mauricie9
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  13. Centre-du-Québec4
  14. Laval1
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  16. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsMario Hains
TundraMartin Tuchscherer
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollis
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata
Chrysomèle du tournesolCalligrapha exclamationis
Two-banded Tortoise BeetleAgroiconota bivittata
Ragweed Leaf BeetleCalligrapha suturalis
Mexican Bean BeetleEpilachna varivestis