ヘリカメムシ

noun

coreid bug; leaf-footed bug

Refers to insects of the family Coreidae, often called leaf-footed bugs or squash bugs. The Japanese name ヘリカメムシ literally means 'edge stink bug', referring to the expanded edges of the abdomen.

• 庭にわの野や菜さいにヘリカメムシがたくさんついていた。

  There were many coreid bugs on the vegetables in the garden.

• ヘリカメムシはカメムシの仲なか間まで、腹ふく部ぶの縁ふちが広ひろがっているのが特とく徴ちょうです。

  The coreid bug is a type of stink bug, characterized by the expanded edges of its abdomen.