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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Haldeman's Green Potato Beetle
Leptinotarsa haldemani
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)
-Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)
-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)
-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)
-Subfamily Chrysomelinae
-Tribe Doryphorini
-Subtribe Doryphorina
-Potato Beetles (Genus Leptinotarsa)
-Leptinotarsa haldemani
Leptinotarsa haldemani, known as Haldeman’s leaf beetle, is a species within the family Chrysomelidae. The adult and larval stages feed on the foliage of plants within the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including various wild Solanum species.

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