"A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a lea..."

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1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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1 July 2025

A Mexican bean beetle pupa is seen on the underside of a leaf at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on July 1, 2025. The bright yellow, oval-shaped, soft-bodied larvae are covered with small black fuzzy spines and feed between the veins, removing the lower epidermis of the leaf. The upper epidermis dies, resulting in a transparent, lacy appearance. Damaged tissue falls out, and skeletonized leaves may curl and drop.

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