Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle · Colorado potato beetles
Colorado beetleColorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Meaning
1 sensesColorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
More definitions
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Forms
plural: Colorado potato beetles| Singular | Colorado potato beetle |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide:Colorado beetlepotato bugpotato beetleLeptinotarsa decemlineata
See also
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