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Colorado potato beetle

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Colorado potato beetle
n.
A small yellow-and-black striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that is a major agricultural pest.
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Noun1.Colorado potato beetleColorado potato beetle - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug
chrysomelid, leaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa - Colorado potato beetles


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