Noun: corn borer moth
- 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