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Ostrinia

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Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyCrambidae
Observations recorded39,663

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
3
Family
Crambidae
Collections
DMNS, UI, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), NHMUK
Recorded in
United States, Japan

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Crambidae
Image
Corn borer.jpg
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taxon name
Ostrinia
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Ostrinia
Commons category
Ostrinia
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Disputed species
  • Agricultural problems
  • References
  • External links

Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.

==Species== Ostrinia avarialis Amsel, 1970 Ostrinia dorsivittata (Moore, 1888) Ostrinia erythrialis (Hampson, 1913) Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854) - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm Ostrinia kasmirica (Moore, 1888) Ostrinia kurentzovi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 Ostrinia latipennis (Warren, 1892) Ostrinia marginalis (Walker, 1866) Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796) - European corn borer, European corn worm Ostrinia obumbratalis (Lederer, 1863) - smartweed borer Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003 Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796) Ostrinia penitalis (Grote, 1876) - American lotus borer Ostrinia peregrinalis (Eversmann, 1852) Ostrinia putzufangensis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 Ostrinia quadripunctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Ostrinia sanguinealis (Warren, 1892) Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker, 1859) Ostrinia zaguliaevi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 Ostrinia zealis (Guenée, 1854)

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