Fruit fly

Japanese: キモグリバエ

A general term for insects belonging to the Diptera family, Chloropidae. English names are gout fly and frit fly. They are so named because their larvae burrow into plant stems and feed on the growing points of young stems and young ears. This is a very large family, with over 2,000 species described worldwide, and about 150 species found in Japan. Many species have very different habits, and the feeding habits of the larvae are diverse, including herbivores, scavengers, parasites on spider and grasshopper egg masses, parasites on frogs, and aphid predators.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

双翅目キモグリバエ科Chloropidaeに属する昆虫の総称。英名はgout fly,frit fly。幼虫が植物の茎中に潜入して幼茎の生長点や幼穂などを食べるのでこのように呼ばれる。非常に大きな科で，世界で2000種以上も記載されており，日本でも150種くらい産する。習性も非常に異なるものが多く，幼虫の食性を見ても，植食性のほか，腐食性，クモやバッタの卵塊に寄生，カエルに寄生，アブラムシを捕食するものなど多様である。

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