Pyralidae

Japanese: Pyralidae
Pyralidae

…A general term for insects of the family Pyralidae in the order Lepidoptera. The larvae of the rice stem borer, known as a major rice pest in Japan, have long been called Meichu (worms) or Zuimushi (pith worms), and so the family to which it belongs came to be called Pyralidae (worm moths).

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pyralidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鱗翅目メイガ科Pyralidaeの昆虫の総称。昔から日本でイネの大害虫として知られているニカメイガの幼虫をメイチュウ(螟虫)あるいはズイムシ(髄虫)と呼んでいたので,この所属する科をメイガ(螟虫の蛾)と称するようになった。…

※「Pyralidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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