コウモリガ

noun

swift moth; Endoclita excrescens

Refers to moths of the family Hepialidae, especially the species Endoclita excrescens found in Japan. Typically written in katakana in biological contexts.

• コウモリガの幼よう虫ちゅうは樹じゅ木もくに穴あなをあける害がい虫ちゅうとして知しられている。

  The larvae of the swift moth are known as pests that bore holes in trees.