bean beetle

bean beetle

n.

The Mexican bean beetle.

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Noun

1.

bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests Epilachna, genus Epilachna - genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants