Leptinotarsa peninsularis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

[1][2][3][4] It is found in Central and North America.

[2][5][6] This species appears as a normal leaf beetle shape with 10 segmented antennae with the last five darker brown and the first five light brown.

the head is half turtle-shell like and brownish red.

the back of the body is round with white stripes forming 2 black dove wing patterned side-wings and a upside down black pine tree shape pattern through the middle.