アリモドキゾウムシ

Meanings

1

sweet potato weevil

usually written using kana alone

A species of weevil (Cylas formicarius) that is a pest of sweet potatoes. The Japanese name literally means 'ant-mimicking weevil'.

アリモドキゾウムシはサツマイモの害がい虫ちゅうです。
The sweet potato weevil is a pest of sweet potatoes.
この幼よう虫ちゅうはアリモドキゾウムシの幼よう虫ちゅうです。
This larva is the larva of a sweet potato weevil.