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/kˌɑlərˈɑdoʊ pətˈeɪtˌoʊ bˈitəl/ Listen

Colorado potato beetle

noun

Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide. Synonyms: Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug.

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... Colorado potato beetle Cucumber beetle Chinch bug Bean-leaf beetle Wireworm May beetle Corn billbug Imbricated-snout beetle Plant lice Cabbage butterfly Mosquito Squash beetle Clover leaf beetle Cotton boll weevil Cotton boll worm Striped garden caterpillar Cutworms Grasshoppers ...

— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday