マイマイガ

noun

gypsy moth; spongy moth

Refers to the moth species Lymantria dispar. The name 'spongy moth' is a newer common name adopted in some regions.

• マイマイガの幼よう虫ちゅうは木きの葉はを食たべる。

  Gypsy moth larvae eat tree leaves.

• 今年ことしはマイマイガが大たい量りょう発はっ生せいした。

  There was a large outbreak of spongy moths this year.