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Noun: corn borer moth
  1. Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
    "The farmer's corn crop showed significant damage from European corn borer moths";
    - corn borer, European corn borer moth, Pyrausta nubilalis

Derived forms: corn borer moths

Type of: pyralid, pyralid moth

Part of: genus Pyrausta, Pyrausta