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"''Kofuki''" may be from コフキコガネ ''kofukikogane'', the Japanese {{wp|cockchafer}}, while the ''mushi'' means "bug". The fact that a cockchafer is a beetle and not a butterfly gives me second thoughts, but the names are so similar that I thought I'd put it forward anyway. The beetle also has a worm-like larva if it's worth anything.—[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]]) 22:55, 12 June 2013 (UTC) | "''Kofuki''" may be from コフキコガネ ''kofukikogane'', the Japanese {{wp|cockchafer}}, while the ''mushi'' means "bug". The fact that a cockchafer is a beetle and not a butterfly gives me second thoughts, but the names are so similar that I thought I'd put it forward anyway. The beetle also has a worm-like larva if it's worth anything.—[[User:Urutapu|urutapu]] ([[User talk:Urutapu|talk]]) 22:55, 12 June 2013 (UTC) | ||
:I came to the same conclusion, until I noticed the species name was actually こなふき ''koNAfuki''. It seems it's actually from こなふきえだしゃく ''konafukiedashaku'', the [[:wp:Plagodis pulveraria|Barred Umber]] which is, in fact, a moth. No idea why they dropped the ''na'' from the name when character limits aren't an issue anymore. In fact, someone add the species to the article too.--[[User:Lemonade Mouth|Lemonade Mouth]] ([[User talk:Lemonade Mouth|talk]]) 07:50, 13 June 2013 (UTC) | |||
Revision as of 07:50, 13 June 2013
Origin
It is based on a caterpillar or other larva, seeing that it's evolutions are a cocoon thing and a butterfly. CoolDudeAl (talk) 19:06, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Name origin
"Kofuki" may be from コフキコガネ kofukikogane, the Japanese cockchafer, while the mushi means "bug". The fact that a cockchafer is a beetle and not a butterfly gives me second thoughts, but the names are so similar that I thought I'd put it forward anyway. The beetle also has a worm-like larva if it's worth anything.—urutapu (talk) 22:55, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- I came to the same conclusion, until I noticed the species name was actually こなふき koNAfuki. It seems it's actually from こなふきえだしゃく konafukiedashaku, the Barred Umber which is, in fact, a moth. No idea why they dropped the na from the name when character limits aren't an issue anymore. In fact, someone add the species to the article too.--Lemonade Mouth (talk) 07:50, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
