Long-legged weevil - Long-legged weevil

Japanese: アシナガゾウムシ - あしながぞうむし
Long-legged weevil - Long-legged weevil

...They can lay eggs by drilling holes in the thick seed coats of chestnuts, camellias, etc. The white-striped long-legged weevil lays eggs by making spiral cuts with its proboscis on the stems of kudzu, the egg-laying areas later becoming large galls in which the larvae develop. The white-striped long-legged weevil makes several cuts with its proboscis on the stems of hydrangeas and deutzia, digs egg-laying holes in the cuts, and lays eggs inside.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "shoulder weevil" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…栗,ツバキなどのような厚い種皮に穴を開けて産卵することができる。オジロアシナガゾウムシはクズの茎に口吻でらせん状の傷をつけながら産卵,産卵部は後に大きな虫こぶとなり,幼虫はその中で育つ。また,シロオビアカアシナガゾウムシはアジサイやウツギの茎に口吻で数本の傷をつけ,その中に産卵孔を掘って卵を産みつける。…

※「アシナガゾウムシ」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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