rose beetle
Origin of rose beetle
1First recorded in 1775–85
Words Nearby rose beetle
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How to use rose beetle in a sentence
The rose-beetle (Cetonia aurata), Rsel informs us he fed with fruit and moist white bread for as long a period.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe rose beetle frequents roses especially, of which it eats the petals and the stamens.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierIn Russia the rose beetle is considered a very efficacious remedy for hydrophobia.
The Insect World | Louis FiguierThe rose-beetle turned his fan-shaped feelers to one side and let a ray of sunlight glide over them.
The Adventures of Maya the Bee | Waldemar BonselsThe same, keeping on the watch for all previous insects but the rose beetle; this will have left.
The Garden, You, and I | Mabel Osgood Wright
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