Japanese beetle

English

A Japanese beetle

Noun

Japanese beetle (plural Japanese beetles)

1. A beetle of species Popillia japonica, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head, an invasive pest outside of Japan.

Translations

species of beetle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 日本金龜子／日本金龟子 (Rìběn jīnguīzǐ)

• Danish: japanbille c
• Dutch: Japanse kever (nl) m
• Finnish: japaninturilas
• French: hanneton japonais m, scarabée japonais m
• German: Japankäfer (de) m
• Italian: scarabeo giapponese m
• Japanese: マメコガネ
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: japanbille m

• Russian: Японский жук m (Japonskij žuk)
• Spanish: escarabajo japonés m
• Swedish: japanbagge c

References

• Japanese beetle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Popillia japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Popillia japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons