noun
cucurbit leaf beetle
A beetle (Aulacophora femoralis) that feeds on cucurbit plants; the name literally means 'melon fly' but it is a beetle, not a true fly. Rare term, usually written in kana.
See also: 瓜羽虫
ウリバエはウリ科の植物の葉を食べる害虫だ。
The cucurbit leaf beetle is a pest that eats the leaves of cucurbit plants.
瓜羽虫 (うりはむし) is a cross-referenced term; it may refer to the same or a similar cucurbit leaf beetle. ウリバエ is a rarer synonym.
Compound of 瓜 (うり, 'melon, gourd') and 蠅/蝿 (はえ, 'fly'), with rendaku voicing to ばえ. Despite the name, it refers to a leaf beetle, not a fly.