Leptinotarsa decemlineata vs potato bug

Leptinotarsa decemlineata and potato bug both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Leptinotarsa decemlineata	Yes	No	No	No
potato bug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Leptinotarsa decemlineata and potato bug are synonyms defined as:

Leptinotarsa decemlineata and potato bug: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Other synonyms of Leptinotarsa decemlineata include Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, potato beetle.

Leptinotarsa decemlineata (noun)	potato bug (noun)
black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide	black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide