white-fringed beetle
noun
variants:
or less commonly white-fringed weevil \ ˈ⸗ˌ⸗- \
Definition of white-fringed beetle
: a flightless beetle (Pantomorus leucoloma or Graphognathus leucoloma) native to South America but recently introduced into Australia and the southeastern U.S. where it is a pest of cultivated plants