Colorado beetle

Japanese: Colorado beetle(英語表記)Coloradobeetle
Colorado beetle

…An insect of the family Chrysomelidae (illustration). It is called the Colorado beetle or potato beetle and is known as a major pest of potatoes. In its native North America, it fed on wild nightshade plants, but when potatoes began to be cultivated in the Colorado region around 1855, it switched its host to potatoes and spread its range at a ferocious pace. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Colorado beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目ハムシ科の昆虫(イラスト)。Colorado beetleまたはpotato beetleと呼ばれ,ジャガイモの大害虫として知られる。原産地の北アメリカで野生のナス科植物を食べていたが,1855年ごろ,コロラド地方でジャガイモが栽培され始めると,ジャガイモへ寄主転換を行い,猛烈な勢いで分布を広げた。…

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