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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Leptinotarsa tlascalana
Leptinotarsa tlascalana

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​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 tlascalana


Leptinotarsa tlascalana is a species of leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and the genus Leptinotarsa. Like other members of Leptinotarsa, this species probably specializes on plants in the Solanaceae family, which includes potatoes, tomatoes, and nightshades.

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