ミズアブ

Meanings

1

soldier fly

usually written using kana alone

Refers to flies of the family Stratiomyidae, especially the species Stratiomys japonica. The word is usually written in katakana as ミズアブ.

ミズアブは水みず辺べでよく見みられる。
Soldier flies are often seen near water.
この幼よう虫ちゅうはミズアブの幼よう虫ちゅうです。
This larva is a soldier fly larva.