| 单词 | poplar leaf beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspoplar leaf beetle poplar leaf beetle n. any of several beetles of the family Chrysomelidae, esp. Chrysomela populi (in Britain) and C. lapponica (in North America), whose larvae feed on poplar and other trees of the willow family, causing skeletonization of the leaves. ΚΠ 1917 Manitoba Free Press 16 Feb. 7/5 Every poplar and willow was stripped by the poplar leaf beetle, but the insects did not bother the maple, ash nor elm. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1643/1 The Poplar Leaf Beetle, Melasoma populi, is responsible for the skeletonizing of the leaves of poplars. 2001 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 15 Aug. 12 Saw poplar leaf beetles, bright red but unspotted, on sallow. < as lemmas |
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