Colorado beetle

noun

A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

Similar
potato beetleten-striped spearmanColorado potato beetlepotato bugLeptinotarsa decemlineata
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Meanings

nounColorado beetle (plural Colorado beetles)

plural Colorado beetles

  1. A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

    Synonyms: potato beetle, ten-striped spearman

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

Similar
potato beetleten-striped spearman

More synonyms by meaning

nounblack-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Similar
Colorado potato beetlepotato bugpotato beetleLeptinotarsa decemlineata
Broader
leaf beetlechrysomelid
Also see
colorado potato beetlepotato beetlepotato bug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 科羅拉多金花蟲 /科罗拉多金花虫
  • 科羅拉多金花蟲 /科罗拉多金花虫 (Kēluōlāduō jīnhuāchóng)beetle
Czech mandelinka bramborová
  • mandelinka bramborovábeetle
Danish coloradobille, kartoffelbille
  • coloradobillebeetle
  • kartoffelbillebeetle
Dutch coloradokever
  • coloradokeverbeetle
Finnish koloradonkuoriainen
  • koloradonkuoriainenbeetle
French doryphore
  • doryphorebeetle
German Kartoffelkäfer
  • Kartoffelkäferbeetle
Hungarian krumplibogár, kolorádóbogár
  • krumplibogárbeetle
  • kolorádóbogárbeetle
  • burgonyabogárbeetle
Japanese コロラドハムシ
  • コロラドハムシ (Kororado hamushi)beetle
Latvian kolorādo vabole
  • kolorādo vabolebeetle
Polish stonka ziemniaczana
  • stonka ziemniaczanabeetle
Portuguese besouro-da-batata, besouro-do-colorado
  • besouro-da-batatabeetle
  • besouro-do-coloradobeetle
Russian колора́дский жук
  • колора́дский жук (kolorádskij žuk)beetle
Spanish escarabajo de la patata
  • escarabajo de la patatabeetle
Turkish patates böceği
  • patates böceğibeetle
Ukrainian колора́дський жук, картопля́ний жук
  • колора́дський жук (kolorádsʹkyj žuk)beetle
  • картопля́ний жук (kartopljányj žuk)beetle
Cite this entry
APA

Colorado beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20beetle

MLA

“Colorado beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colorado beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colorado%20beetle.

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