European corn borer moth


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Noun1.European corn borer moth - native to EuropeEuropean corn borer moth - native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
corn borer moth, Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer
pyralid, pyralid moth - usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
genus Pyrausta, Pyrausta - moths whose larvae are corn borers
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