Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
A specific leaf beetle species whose larvae feed on rice roots. Primarily a technical term in entomology and agriculture.
Donacia provostii is known as a pest in rice paddies.
Another leaf beetle species (Donacia lenzi) that also infests rice; similar in appearance and habitat.
Katakana spelling is standard for this insect name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice and may be considered obscure.
Variant kanji spelling with okurigana; also rare.
The Japanese name literally means 'rice-root-eating leaf beetle', from 稲 (ine, 'rice plant'), 根 (ne, 'root'), 食い (kui, 'eating'), and 葉虫 (hamushi, 'leaf beetle'). The scientific name honors the entomologist who described the species.