tiger moth

tiger moth

(collection of compendium)

[synonyms] moth, spark, muguang (Cui Bao's ancient and modern notes), and light moth (Zhu Mu's prescription).

[source] it is the whole insect of the family plutellae.

[animal morphology] Plutella xylostella

Body hypertrophy, tea brown, about 3 cm long, spread wings about 8 cm wide. Small head, 1 pair of compound eyes on both sides, developed muzzle and long lower lip. Antennae 1 pair, pinnate. 2 pairs of wings, membranous, covered with scales; tea brown, with yellowish white reticulate pattern on the front wing and several black patterns on the back wing. There are 3 pairs of feet and 5 tarsals. Abdominal hypertrophy, orange. The larvae are oblong, black, with grayish yellow or reddish brown hairs. It occurs from August to September. Eat chrysanthemum, mulberry, hemp, hemp and other leaves.

[collection] in autumn.

[function indications] treatment of leakage tube.

[usage and dosage] external use: yanmosa.

[prescription selection] hemorrhoid tube: put ten lights and one dung beetle in a pot for one night, and add musk for one money. Dry in the shade as the end, blow into the pipe, self water, water is dry. (Zhumu trial prescription)

Chinese PinYin : Deng E