Can fly - Can fly

Japanese: カンオケバエ - かんおけばえ
Can fly - Can fly

…In Europe, there is a species that even breeds inside coffins buried in cemeteries. It is called the can fly Conicera tibialis (English name coffin fly). The most common in Japan, the giant fruit fly Megaselia spiracularis (illustration), often invades houses and originates from kitchen garbage. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパでは,墓地に埋葬した棺の中にまで入って繁殖する種がいる。これをカンオケバエConicera tibialis(英名coffin fly)と呼んでいる。日本でもっともふつうなオオキモンノミバエMegaselia spiracularis(イラスト)は,家屋内にもよく侵入し,台所のごみなどから発生する。…

※「カンオケバエ」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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