army worm

Japanese: army worm(英語表記)armyworm
army worm

...The closely related species P. unipuncta is found in Europe and North America, and was treated as the same species as the armyworm before 1950. In Europe and the United States, the larvae of this insect are called army worms because they move in groups over the ground to consume the fields during an outbreak. [Sugi Shigeo]. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "army worm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヨーロッパと北アメリカに近縁種P.unipunctaを産し,1950年以前にはアワヨトウと同種として扱われていた。欧米でこの幼虫をarmy wormと呼ぶのは,大発生時に圃場(ほじよう)を食いつくしに幼虫が集団で地表を移動することに由来する。【杉 繁郎】。…

※「army worm」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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