Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Haldeman's Green Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa haldemani

Leptinotarsa haldemani is a glossy green beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a nineteenth-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas. Most often recorded in Jul, Nov, Sep, Aug.

TaxonomyInsecta › Coleoptera › Chrysomelidae

Local records5 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records1,497 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2021 – 2025

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2025-07-17 — observation by javiperezsoza
2025-07-16 — observation by filibertorumbo
2023-11-12 — observation by zihuadean
2021-09-27 — observation by daniel_brito
2021-08-25 — observation by daniel_brito

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Haldeman's Green Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa haldemani) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/leptinotarsa-haldemani/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.