Leaf Beetle

Definition: Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

Noun

1. Brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Leaf Beetle

Crosswords: Leaf Beetle

Music

• Elm Leaf Beetle Hitch-Hikes (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The leaf beetle Diorhabda elongata is the first approved biological control agent for saltcedar in the United States. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Bob Richard, APHIS..

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Czech

insekt (deathwatch, flesh fly, katydid, phyllium, saw-fly, shorebug). (various references)

Danish

liljebille (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), roedbrun birkebladbille (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), rejnfanbladbille (tansy leaf beetle), haaret pilebladbille (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), aspebladbille (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle). (various references)

Dutch

leliehaantje (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), leliehaan (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), wilgehaantje (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), kleine populierenhaan (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), kleine populierehaan (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), iepehaantje (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle). (various references)

Finnish

liljakukko (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), leppänälvikäs (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), raitanälvikäs (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), pikkuhaavanlehtikuoriainen (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), pietaryrttinälvikäs (tansy leaf beetle), pallokalvaja (imported poplar and willow beetle, imported willow leaf beetle), meloninälvikäs (hamra beetle, red leaf beetle, red melon beetle, red pumpkin beetle), jalavanälvikäs (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle). (various references)

French

liliocère du lis (lily leaf beetle), galeruque du saule (willow leaf beetle), galeruque du melon (red leaf beetle), galeruque de l'osier (yellow willow leaf beetle), galeruque de l'orme (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), galeruque de la tanaise (tansy leaf beetle), criocère du lys (lily leaf beetle), criocère du lis (lily leaf beetle), chrysomèle versicolore du saule (imported willow leaf beetle), chrysomèle du tremble (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), chrysomèle du peuplier tremble (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle). (various references)

German

Lilienhaehnchen (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), zinnoberroter Kuerbiskaefer (hamra beetle, red leaf beetle, red melon beetle, red pumpkin beetle), Ulmenblattkaefer (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), schwarzkoepfiges Lilienhaehnchen (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), roter Espenblattkaefer (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), Rainfarnblattkaefer (tansy leaf beetle), kleiner gelber Blattkaefer (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), gelber Weidenblattkaefer (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), gelber Birkenblattkaefer (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), breiter Weidenblattkaefer (imported poplar and willow beetle, imported willow leaf beetle), behaarter Weidenblattkaefer (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle). (various references)

Greek 

rhaphidopalpa foveicollis (hamra beetle, red leaf beetle, red melon beetle, red pumpkin beetle), κριόκερος του κρίνου (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), σκαθάρι των φύλλων της ιτιάς (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), σκαθάρι της καρδαμίνας (tansy leaf beetle), σκαθάρι της ιτιάς (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), σκαθάρι της πτελέας (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), γαλερουσέλλα η απαλή (tansy leaf beetle), βρώμιος ο υποκίτρινος (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), χρυσομέλα της λεύκης της τρεμοφύλλου (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), aulacophora foveicollis (hamra beetle, red leaf beetle, red melon beetle, red pumpkin beetle). (various references)

Italian

galerucella dell'olmo (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), galerucella dei salici (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), galeruca nera (tansy leaf beetle), crisomela del salicone (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), crisomela del pioppo tremolo (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle), criocera del giglio (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

羽虫 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

はむし. (various references)

Pig Latin

eaflay eetlebay

Spanish

galeruca del tanaceto (tansy leaf beetle), galeruca del sauce (brown willow beetle, elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle, yellow willow beetle, yellow willow leaf beetle), galeruca del olmo (elm leaf beetle, imported elm leaf beetle), criocero de los lirios (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), criocero de la azucena (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle). (various references)

Swedish

liljebagge (lily beetle, lily leaf beetle), sälglövbagge (elm tree beetle, willow leaf beetle), renfanebagge (tansy leaf beetle), aspbladbagge (aspen leaf beetle, poplar leaf beetle, unspotted aspen leaf beetle). (various references)

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