クツワムシ

noun

Mecopoda nipponensis (a species of katydid)

A specific species of katydid found in Japan. The name literally means 'bit insect', referring to the shape of its wings resembling a horse's bit (轡).

• 夏なつの夜よる、クツワムシの鳴なき声ごえが聞きこえる。

  On summer nights, you can hear the chirping of the Mecopoda nipponensis.