翅はね

noun

wing (of an insect)

Refers specifically to insect wings, as opposed to 羽 which covers bird wings and feathers. Used in entomological contexts and everyday descriptions of bugs.

See also: 羽根 (はね)

• 蝶ちょうの翅はねはとてもきれいだ。

  The butterfly's wings are very beautiful.

• この虫むしの翅はねは透とう明めいで、光ひかりを通とおす。

  This insect's wings are transparent and let light through.