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Colorado beetle

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a black-and-yellow beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, that is a serious pest of potatoes, feeding on the leaves: family Chrysomelidae Also called potato beetle

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Colorado beetle - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Colorado potato 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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Colorado beetle [ˌkɒləˌrɑːdəʊˈbiːtl] N → escarabajo m de la patata, dorífora f

Colorado beetle

n → Kartoffelkäfer m

Colorado beetle n → dorifora

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Colorado beetle (redirected from beetle, Colorado)

Colorado beetle
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