subfamily
Leaf Beetle
Chrysomelinae
Field notes
The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.
The best-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an important agricultural pest.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native leaf beetle All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
30,703 observations
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Colorado Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
20,307 observations
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False Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa juncta
9,489 observations
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Cottonwood Leaf Beetle
Chrysomela scripta
5,763 observations
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California Willow Leaf Beetle
Plagiodera californica
491 observations