Defenition of the word potato beetle

• Defenition of the word potato beetle

  • (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Yellow and black striped beetle from the family of the Chrysomelidae which originates from America and feeds upon parts of the potato plant.
  • black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Synonyms for the word potato beetle

• • Colorado beetle
  • Colorado potato beetle
  • Leptinotarsa decemlineata
  • potato bug

Meronymys for the word potato beetle

• • genus Leptinotarsa
  • Leptinotarsa

Hypernyms for the word potato beetle

• • chrysomelid
  • leaf beetle

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