Colorado beetle
noun
1- a yellow- and black-striped leaf beetle that is native to America. The larvae are highly destructive to potato plants and have occurred in many countries.科罗拉多甲虫; 马铃薯叶甲。
1.1
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata, family Chrysomelidae.拉丁名Leptinotarsa decemlineata,叶甲科。
词源
late 19th cent.: named after the state of COLORADO.