Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Basic information
Scientific name	Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Click to magnify
Common names	Colorado potato beetle
Higher taxon	Chrysomelidae, Chrysomeloidea, Coleoptera
Natural range	Western North America
Habitat	Above-ground part of Solanaceae plants. The natural host of this species may be Solanum rostratu.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Accidental: Potentially hitchhiking with crops.
Impact	Potentially: Predation on Solanaceae plants. Damages on agriculture of Potato. Native organism(s) affected: Solanaceae plants such as potato.
Regulation in Japan	This species is designated as a Quarantine Pest. Import of live haulms and leaves of cabbage, Cirsium Verbascum, and Solanaceae plants from the regions with Colorado potato beetle is prohibited (the Plant Protection Law).
Introduced range in other countries	Northeastern continental China, Central and Western Asia, Lybia, Madeira Is., wide area of Europe and Russia exclusive of high-latitude area, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Cuba, Mexico, eastern North America

Reference

Notes

Arnett (1963) The beetles of the United States. Catholic University of America Press, Washington.
CABI (2012) Invasive Species Compendium (Beta) (Accessed on 2012-5-07) http://www.cabi.org/isc/
EPP (2011-09) EPPO A2 List of pests recommended for regulation as quarantine pests (Accessed on 2012-5-07) http://www.eppo.int/QUARANTINE/listA2.htm.
Gauthier et al. (1981) History of Colorado potato beetle control. in: Lashomb & Casagrande (eds) Advances in Potato Pest Management. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Company, Stroudsburg, PA.
Kiritani (2000) Insect invasions in the world. Insectarium. 37, 224-235 (in Jpn)
Pests and Disease Image Library (PaDIL) (Accessed on 2012-5-07) http://www.padil.gov.au/.
Plant Protection Station (2011) Quarantine Pest List (The Annexed Table 1 of the amended Enforcement of Ordinance of the Plant Protection Law) (Accessed on 2012-4-26) http://www.pps.go.jp/english/law/list1.html.
Plant Protection Station (2012) List of the Import Prohibited Plants (The Annexed Table 2 of the amended Enforcement of Ordinance of the Plant Protection Law) (Accessed on 2012-4-26) http://www.pps.go.jp/english/law/list2.html.