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The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), or Colorado potato land, is a species of insects of the order Coleoptera and the family Chrysomelidae the elytra yellow with black stripes, It is approximately 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long. This herbivore, specializing in plants of the Solanaceae family, is a major pest, as in the adult state as larval, crops of potatoes that can destroy in case of total defoliation. It can also attack other solanaceous crops such as tomato and eggplant. If there is a serious problem in some regions (North-eastern United States, Canada, Eastern Europe), it is less feared today in Western Europe and particularly in France.