Nymphulinae

...There are many pests, such as the nano-borer, which is a pest of the Brassicaceae family, the brown spotted moth, the corn borer, which is a pest of corn and millet, the white-striped moth, which attacks spinach, Swiss chard, and melons, the spotted peach moth, which feeds on various fruits, the spotted pine moth, which damages pine needles, the turmeric moth, which is a pest of soybeans, the cotton moth, which rolls up cotton and hibiscus leaves and eats them, and the eggplant moth, which in Okinawa drills holes in eggplants and eats them. (5) There are about 30 species of Nymphulinae, which are native to Japan. Many species have a unique lifestyle in which the larvae live aquatic and breathe through tracheal tubes. ...

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…アブラナ科の害虫ナノメイガ，ハイマダラノメイガ，トウモロコシやキビの害虫アワノメイガ，ホウレンソウ，フダンソウ，ウリ類につくシロオビノメイガ，各種の果実に食入するモモノゴマダラノメイガ，マツ類の針葉を食害するマツノゴマダラノメイガ，ダイズの害虫ウコンノメイガ，ワタやフヨウの葉を巻いて食べるワタノメイガ，沖縄でナスの実に穴をあけて食べるナスノメイガなど，害虫が非常に多い。(5)ミズメイガ亜科Nymphulinaeは日本産は30種くらい。幼虫が水生で気管腮（きかんさい）で呼吸するという特異な生活をしている種が多い。…

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