English noun: Colorado potato beetle | |||
1. | Colorado potato beetle (animal) black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide | ||
Synonyms | Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chrysomelid, leaf beetle | ||
Member meronym | genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa | ||