Word Meaning 螟蛾

めいが meiga

螟蛾 is read as めいが (meiga) and means pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs).

Meaning

English

  1. pyralid (any moth of family Pyralidae, many of which have larvae that devour foodstuffs)

Reading

Kana

めいが

Romaji

meiga

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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二化螟蛾

にかめいが

striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis)

三化螟蛾

さんかめいが

yellow stem borer (species of moth, Scirpophaga incertulas)

一点大螟蛾

いってんおおめいが

yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga incertulas)

熨斗目斑螟蛾

のしめまだらめいが

Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)

moth