mexican bean beetle

English Thesaurus

1. introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug,
definition	:	small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	epilachna, genus epilachna,
definition	:	genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants (noun.animal)