ユスリカ

noun

chironomid; non-biting midge

Refers to any insect of the family Chironomidae; resembles a mosquito but does not bite. Often seen swarming near water.

• 湖みずうみの近ちかくでユスリカが大たい量りょうに発はっ生せいしている。

  A large number of non-biting midges are appearing near the lake.

• ユスリカは蚊かに似にているが、刺ささない。

  Non-biting midges look like mosquitoes but do not bite.