Green grass beetle - Green grass beetle

...As mentioned above, the larvae have the habit of leaving behind their molted shells and feces at the end of their tails. Examples of this species include the Japanese leaf beetle, which eats morning glory; the green grass beetle, which eats thistles; the small grass beetle, which eats buttonwort; and the striped grass beetle (illustration), which eats the Japanese bark beetle and the Japanese bush violet. [Hayashi Nagayasu]...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "green leaf beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…幼虫は前述のように脱皮殻や糞を尾端に残す習性がある。ヒルガオを食するジンガサハムシ，アザミ類を食するアオカメノコハムシ，ボタンズルなどを食べるコガタカメノコハムシ，ムラサキシキブ，ヤブムラサキを食べるイチモンジカメノコハムシ（イラスト）などがこの類である。【林 長閑】。…

※「アオカメノコハムシ」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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