Vocabulary

hawk moth (any moth of family Sphingidae); hawkmoth; sphinx moth

any butterfly of family Pieridae (incl. the white butterflies and the sulfur butterflies)

Pieris melete (species of cabbage white butterfly)

hornworm

hymenopterans

Lepidoptera (order comprising the butterflies and moths)

Diptera

body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus); body lice

body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus); body lice

complete metamorphosis; holometabolism

incomplete metamorphosis; hemimetabolism

red-banded sand wasp

wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva; hornet larva

Notonecta triguttata (species of backswimmer)

washing machine tub

flesh fly (any fly of family Sarcophagidae)

large silvery fly

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness

blowfly (excluding bluebottles and greenbottles)

psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)

ox warble fly (Hypoderma bovis)

Bombus ignitus (species of bumblebee)

Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)

Japanese carpenter ant (Camponotus japonicus)

grandchild

Happy Birthday

dumbbell

puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.)

stopped in the midst of; half- (i.e. half-read)

quitting; ceasing; giving up

to stop in the midst of; to leave undone

the Essenes

the Sadducees

Pharisees

brow; forehead

mother

tapered slacks

ivy shirt

carrion beetle (any beetle of family Silphidae, incl. burying beetles)

Japanese cockchafer (Melolontha japonica)