chrysomelid

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noun

brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems

Chrysomelid in a sentence

There was a paucity of chrysomelids at Greek sites and a distinctively northern faunal composition at sites north of Poland.

In all, 34 willow-associated chrysomelid species were encountered, of which eight were very abundant.

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