rose bug

rose bug

n.
See rose chafer.
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Noun1.rose bug - common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vinesrose bug - common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
Macrodactylus subspinosus, rose chafer
melolonthid beetle - any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
genus Macrodactylus, Macrodactylus - a genus of Melolonthidae
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