leaf beetle
Noun 1. brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems (synonym) chrysomelid (hypernym) beetle (hyponym) flea beetle (member-holonym) Chrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidae | ||||
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Leaf beetle Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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leaf beetle
leaf beetle
n : brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems [syn: chrysomelid]
leaf beetle
(zo?l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family chrysomelid?, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle...
see leaf
leaf beetle
n : brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems [syn: chrysomelid]
leaf beetle
(zo?l.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves; esp., any species of the family chrysomelid?, as the potato beetle and helmet beetle...
see leaf
Leaf beetle Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Leaf beetle
Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly-encountered of all beetle families.
Leaf beetles are partially recognizable by their tarsal formula, which appears to be 4-4-4, but is actually 5-5-5. They are distinguished with difficulty from long-horned beetles (family Cerambycidae) by having the antennae NOT arising from frontal tubercles. Adult and larval leaf beetles feed on all sorts of plant tissue. Many are economically important pests of agriculture, for example the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), the asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi), the cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus), and various flea beetles.
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