colorado beetle

Noun

Synonyms: Colorado potato beetle Colorado beetle potato bug potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwideSynonyms: Colorado potato beetle Colorado beetle potato bug potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zool.) A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle. [1913 Webster]