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
The cucurbit leaf beetle is a pest that eats the leaves of cucurbit plants.
Katakana spelling is common for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling using 蝿 (fly); rare and mainly encountered in older or specialized texts.
Kanji spelling using 蠅 (fly); rare variant.
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.