sweet potato root-borer

Japanese: sweet potato root-borer(英語表記)sweetpotatorootborer
sweet potato root-borer

...An insect of the family Polypteridae (illustration). It is feared as a pest of sweet potatoes, and is called the sweet potato root-borer or sweet potato weevil in English. It is said to have originated in Southeast Asia, but today it is widely distributed in tropical regions around the world and causes great damage.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sweet potato root-borer" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…甲虫目ミツギリゾウムシ科の昆虫(イラスト)。サツマイモの害虫として恐れられており,英名ではsweet potato root‐borerまたはsweet potato weevilという。東南アジアが原産地といわれるが,今日では世界の熱帯地方に広く分布し大きな被害を与えている。…

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