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)