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leaf beetle

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leaf beetle
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of a large family of beetles (Chrysomelidae) that includes more than 25,000 species, mostly leaf feeders and mostly brightly coloured, with a metallic sheen. It includes the notorious Colorado beetle, the bloody-nosed beetle and the flea beetles (Phyllotreta species) which attack young cabbage plants
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Noun1.leaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leavesleaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
flea beetle - any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping
Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide


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Byline: ANI Washington, October 31 (ANI): In a new research, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play a major role in the formation of new species.
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