potato bug

potato bug

n.1. See Jerusalem cricket.2. See Colorado potato beetle.

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potato bug - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwideColorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetlechrysomelid, leaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stemsgenus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa - Colorado potato beetles