There are many insects in the vast land, and these insects are often well known by the locals, but the names of many species of insects are rarely known to say that they are scientifically named. There is such an insect in the Shaanxi region, and people in southern Shaanxi affectionately call it "flower daughter-in-law". So what is its scientific name?
In fact, this kind of insect that grows on the rural Tsubaki tree also has different names in various places, such as also called Tsubaki Daughter-in-law, Stinky Spot, Flower Head Girl, Red Eye North, etc., these are its nicknames, the main reason is because of the influence of local dialects, the name is not the same, in fact, it has a serious and foreign scientific name, called "Spotted Wax Cicada".
Speaking of the spotted wax cicada, in fact, many people mistakenly think that it is a moth, in fact, it is not, although it looks a bit like a moth, it is an insect of the family Poptera, which changes greatly in body color during growth. This insect is commonly called "flower daughter-in-law" in Shaanxi province. I believe that this insect is the memory of many people when they were young, and if they are friends who see it for the first time, they will be frightened by the way they look after they open their wings.
Speaking of this bug, I believe that many people in the 90s had such an experience: burning and eating (big hair is burned to eat).
When I was a child, I often caught this insect in the Tsubaki tree, directly put it on the stove to become barbecue, would burn the wings to ashes, and after it was cooked, I put it in my mouth to eat, and the taste was still good. In the countryside, there are still many insects similar to this kind of burning insects, such as: earthworms, knowing, etc., of course, if you know it, fried, grilled skewers and all kinds of perverted eating methods, "flower daughter-in-law" is no exception.
After getting used to the appearance of the "flower daughter-in-law", it is not difficult for you to find that it is precisely because of its super high appearance that it is named "flower daughter-in-law" in the countryside. But many people don't know that when the "flower daughter-in-law" with explosive appearance was born, she did not have as good looks as you think.
Most of the people we usually see are adult worms after the "flower daughter-in-law" grows up. When it was just born, it was a white reptile with a "jacket", long to become black, there are many small white spots, and then in the end, as this insect grows up, its back becomes red, and it slowly grows black and white spots, only to reach the peak of appearance, and finally to become our word of mouth "flower daughter-in-law", as shown in the picture above.
As the saying goes: the female eldest eighteen changes, "flower daughter-in-law" is no exception, don't feel disgusting, the worm is eighteen changes, people are also getting better and better. Regarding the flower daughter-in-law, you should not know that it is mainly based on Ailanthus as the original host, it is a pest, which inhabits the Tsubaki tree for a long time, which will cause coal pollution disease or shrinkage of young shoots, deformity, etc. of the affected plants, which seriously affects the growth and development of the plant.
People who are not used to staying in the countryside, the first time they see the "flower daughter-in-law", they are worried that it will bite people, so will it bite people in the end? The answer is yes: no.
Having said so much about the "flower daughter-in-law", this time you should know that it is not a moth, not a beneficial insect, and does not bite people.
If you understand, perhaps you should let everyone around you know about this common insect in the countryside: "flower daughter-in-law". What is this insect called to you?