| NOUN | animal | Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer | larva of the European corn borer moth |
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| animal | Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer, European corn borer moth, corn borer moth | native to Europe |
| Meaning | larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize. | |
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| Synonym | corn borer | |
| Member of | Pyralidae, family Pyralidae, Pyralididae, family Pyralididae | bee moths |
| Broader | caterpillar | A wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
| Spanish | barrenador del maíz, Pyrausta Nubilalis | |
| Meaning | Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn / corn and other plants. | |
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| Synonyms | corn borer, European corn borer moth, corn borer moth | |
| Member of | Pyrausta, genus Pyrausta | moths whose larvae are corn borers |
| Broader | pyralid, pyralid moth | usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests |
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