Rice water borer - Rice water borer

…The aquatic larvae breathe through their skin in the first instar, and some species breathe through thread-like tracheal tubes later. There are few species that are ranked as pests, but the rice water borer Paraponyx fluctuosalis parasitizes rice and water lilies and is known as a rice pest in tropical and subtropical regions. In Japan, it is widely distributed from the southwestern part of Honshu to the west. [Inoue Hiroshi] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the rice water moth is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…水生幼虫は，初齢では皮膚呼吸をし，一部の種はのちに糸状の気管腮（きかんさい）で呼吸する。害虫としてランクされている種は少ないが，イネミズメイガParaponyx fluctuosalisは，イネやスイレンに寄生し，熱帯や亜熱帯地方でイネの害虫として知られ，日本では本州南西部より西に広く分布している。【井上 寛】。…

※「イネミズメイガ」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。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報