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Definition of Leaf beetle
1. Noun. Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems.
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Chrysomelidae, Family Chrysomelidae
Specialized synonyms: Flea Beetle, Colorado Beetle, Colorado Potato Beetle, Leptinotarsa Decemlineata, Potato Beetle, Potato Bug
Definition of Leaf beetle
1. Noun. Any of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family ''Chrysomelidae'', that feed on plant leaves. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaf Beetle
Literary usage of Leaf beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Communities in Temperate America: As Illustrated in the Chicago by Victor Ernest Shelford (1913)
"Dock curculio Leaf-beetle Beetle (Erotylidae) Beetle (Erotylidae) •Beetle 'Grapevine
beetle •Milkweed leaf-beetle Ground beetle Oak-pruning twig-borer. ..."
2. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"Some species are very injurious, both the imago and larva eating the leaves of
broadleaved trees. 1. Chrysomela populi, L. (Red Poplar-leaf Beetle). a. ..."
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