Fireflies, water turtles, fruit moth, moth moth, weaver girl, etc.
1. Fireflies
Fireflies are commonly called "fireflies", and in Cantonese, they are also called "lighter worms". About 2 species are known in the world, distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate regions. There are 1 genera and 54 species recorded in China. Common species: Luciola chinensis L., firefly in mountain window, firefly in yellow margin.
2. water turtles
water turtles belong to Insecta, COLEOPTERA and water turtles superfamily. Long and narrow, mostly grub-shaped, sometimes parallel or spindle-shaped. Except for the head, the degree of ossification is slight, and usually bony plates can be seen in the back plate of the chest and the back plate of the eighth abdominal segment. There are many tuberculate or dense hairs on the back.
3. Fruit moth
Fruit moth is mainly distributed in the north and northwest of China. A considerable number of species are distributed in Oceania and Hawaii.
it belongs to medium and small size. The larval stage is harmful to fruits, tender shoots or stems. The important species in China are the peach moth which damages apples, pears, dates and peaches, and the common name is peach moth. In Shaanxi, it is found that there is a species that harms Cornus officinalis, and some species of larvae bore eucalyptus.
4. Coccidae
Lepidoptera (Cossidae) insects are distributed all over the world. Adults have degenerated mouthparts, long and thick bodies, gray to brown wings and spots.
some temperate species have wings less than 2.5 cm (1 inch), while those of Xyleutes boisduvali are about 25 cm (1 inches). Larvae is grayish white or crimson, almost hairless, drilling into the stems of trees, causing serious harm; Life can reach 1? Three years.
5. Weaving Maid
likes to eat the petals of pumpkin and towel gourd. Because it also eats mulberry leaves, persimmon leaves, walnut leaves and poplar leaves, it is harmful to some extent, so it belongs to the category of pests. The male can make a sound similar to "pad weaving, pad weaving" by rubbing the flat rear wing to attract the opposite sex.
In the fauna of Tettigonioidea in China, there are only one genus and two species of Weaving Maiden: Weaving Maiden and Japanese Weaving Maiden, both of which are famous singing insects and widely distributed in southern China. At the same time, it is also widely distributed in many other countries in Asia.