Beet Leaf Beetle

Erynephala puncticollis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae

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Beet Leaf Beetle
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY

The beet leaf beetle lives in Central America and North America. Its native range includes the same regions of Central and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Montana.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Beet Leaf Beetle photo 2
Photo: Jay Pruett, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is the beet leaf beetle found?

It occurs in Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Chrysomelidae)

Spotted Cucumber BeetleSpotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or cropsBean WeevilBean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or cropsCowpea WeevilCowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleSwamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or cropsAlder Leaf BeetleAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDamages trees, gardens or cropsDogbane Leaf BeetleDogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratus

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erynephala_puncticollis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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