黄斑星天牛

黃斑星天牛

huángbānxīngtiānniú

noun

Measure Word

一只黄斑星天牛 zhī

黄斑星天牛是杨树林的主要害虫之一。

Huángbānxīngtiānniú shì yángshù lín de zhǔyào hàichóng zhīyī.

The yellow-spotted longhorn beetle is a major pest of poplar forests.

林业工人正在防治黄斑星天牛。

Lín yè gōngrén zhèngzài fángzhì huángbānxīngtiānniú.

Forestry workers are controlling the yellow-spotted longhorn beetle.

usage

Break it up as 黄斑 (yellow spots) + 星 (starred pattern) + 天牛 (longhorn beetle — literally 'sky ox').

黄 huáng

斑 bān

星 xīng

天 tiān

牛 niú