Colorado beetle

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Colorado beetle

noun Colorado beetles

A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.
Similar: potato beetle, ten-striped spearman

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noun beetle

Español	escarabajo de la patata
日本語	コロラドハムシ Kororado hamushi
中文	科羅拉多金花蟲 /科罗拉多金花虫 Kēluōlāduō jīnhuāchóng
Português	besouro-da-batata, besouro-do-colorado
Français	doryphore
Deutsch	Kartoffelkäfer
Русский	колора́дский жук kolorádskij žuk

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@misc{colorado_beetle_2026,
  title = {Colorado beetle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/colorado%20beetle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}