ウリバエ

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: ウリハムシ

• ウリバエはウリ科かの植しょく物ぶつの葉はを食たべる害がい虫ちゅうだ。

  The cucurbit leaf beetle is a pest that eats the leaves of cucurbit plants.