grape colaspis

noun

grape co·las·pis | \ -kəˈlaspə̇s \

Definition of grape colaspis

: a small pale brown elliptical leaf beetle (Colaspis flavida or a closely related form) whose larva is a short-legged grub that feeds on the roots of many cultivated plants and is sometimes especially destructive to soybeans and corn planted after clover

— called also clover rootworm

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“Grape colaspis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grape%20colaspis. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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