milkweed tortoise beetle
noun
See under tortoise beetle.
Words nearby milkweed tortoise beetle
milkweed,
milkweed beetle,
milkweed bug,
milkweed butterfly,
milkweed family,
milkweed tortoise beetle,
milkwood,
milkwort,
milky,
milky disease,
milky way
Definition for milkweed tortoise beetle (2 of 2)
tortoise beetle
noun
any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle), which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed.
Origin of tortoise beetle
First recorded in 1705–15
British Dictionary definitions for milkweed tortoise beetle
tortoise beetle
noun
a metallic-coloured leaf beetle of the genus Cassida, in which the elytra and terga cover the body like a shell