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The Colorado potato beetle is an important pest of potato crops. It is approximately 10 millimetres long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra. It can easily be confused with its close cousin and look-alike, the false potato beetle.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by WildFlower
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By WildFlower

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Uploaded Aug 24, 2013. Captured Aug 23, 2013 17:52 in ulitsa "Drava" 320, 7500 Silistra, Bulgaria.
  • SZ-14
  • f/6.2
  • 10/600s
  • ISO200
  • 44.4mm