noun
fruit fly (family Tephritidae)
Refers to insects of the family Tephritidae. Cross-referenced with 猩猩蠅 (しょうじょうばえ), which is another term for fruit fly.
See also: 猩猩蠅
ミバエは果物に卵を産み付ける。
Fruit flies lay their eggs in fruit.
この地域ではミバエの被害が深刻だ。
In this region, damage from fruit flies is serious.
Another term for fruit fly, often used in biological contexts. ミバエ is the more common everyday term.
Compound of 実 (mi, 'fruit') and 蠅 (hae, 'fly'), with rendaku voicing of hae to bae. The katakana spelling ミバエ is standard for this organism name.