Colorado potato beetle (likely larva)

Vegetation and soil in gardens, farms, and disturbed areas, especially where potato-family plants grow.

Larvae and adults primarily eat foliage of potato, tomato, eggplant, and other Solanaceae. Heavy infestations can completely defoliate plants.

Adults overwinter in soil, emerge in spring, and females lay yellow egg clusters beneath leaves. Larvae pass through four stages, then drop into soil to pupate; multiple generations may occur annually.

It is a significant agricultural pest and readily develops resistance to insecticides. It has little direct benefit to humans, though it is part of food webs as prey for birds and predatory insects.