confused with L. juncta, which is the false potato beetle. Unlike the Colorado potato beetle, it is not an agricultural pest. L. juncta also has alternating black and white strips on its back, but one of the white strips in the center of each wing cover is missing and replaced by a light brown strip.

Larvae

The orange-pink larvae have a large, 9-segmented abdomen, black head, and prominent spiracles, and may measure up to 15

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