elm leaf beetle

noun

1. a chrysomelid beetle, Galerucella luteola, of eastern North America, that feeds on the foliage of elm.

Word History and Origins

Origin of elm leaf beetle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The caterpillars hatch from their eggs, and the elm leaf beetle leaves its winter quarters at that time.

From Project Gutenberg

The three classes of insects are: 1. Those that chew and swallow some portion of the leaf; as, for example, the elm leaf beetle, and the tussock, gipsy, and brown-tail moths.

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In this stage the insect curls itself up under the protection of a silken cocoon like the tussock moth, or of a curled leaf like the brown-tail moth, or it may be entirely unsheltered like the pupa of the elm leaf beetle.

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Life history: The elm leaf beetle, Fig.

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Enemies: The leopard moth, a wood-boring insect, and the elm leaf beetle, a leaf-eating insect, are the two most important enemies of the tree.

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