Preferred scientific name:

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Other scientific names:

Chrysomela decemlineata

Common names:

Colorado beetle

Colorado potato beetle

Pest search - MPI:

Pest details in Pest search - MPI

Organism type:

Insect

TAXONOMY:

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Arthropoda

Class:

Insecta

Order:

Coleoptera

Family:

Chrysomelidae

Species:

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

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NEW ZEALAND:

Regulatory status:

Regulated

Unwanted:

Yes

Date determined:

16 November 2006

Category:

Notifiable Organism

Govt dept:

Ministry for Primary Industries - MPI

Notifiable:

Yes

HSNO status:

Not assessed

Action upon interception in NZ:

See detail

Potential vector:

No

Country freedom status:

Not known to be present

INTERNATIONAL QUARANTINE REGULATIONS:

These countries have quarantine regulations for this pest.