spotted pelidnota

spotted pelidnota
noun
: a large brownish orange beetle (Pelidnota punctata) with black dots on the thorax and elytra that feeds as an adult on grape foliage and as a larva in decaying wood

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  • Pelidnota — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pelidnota — ˌpelə̇dˈnōd.ə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pelidnos, pelitnos livid; akin to Greek polios gray more at fallow 1. capitalized : a genus of American scarabaeoid beetles related to the goldsmith beetles 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pelidnota punctata — Rutilian Ru*til i*an (r[.u]*t[i^]l [i^]*an), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Rutila} and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle ({Pelidnota punctata}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grapevine beetle — Taxobox name = Grapevine Beetle regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Scarabaeidae genus = Pelidnota species = P. punctata binomial = Pelidnota punctata binomial authority = (Casey, 1915)The grapevine …   Wikipedia

  • AEgeria polistiformis — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ampeloglypter sesostris — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anomala — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cidaria diversilineata — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cissus acida — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colaspis — Vine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes. (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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