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About the European corn borer
The European corn borer is a insect in the family Crambidae (order Lepidoptera). Adults have a wingspan of about 3 cm.
What does the European corn borer sound like?
Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
From Wikipedia
The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a pest of grain, particularly maize (Zea mays). The insect is native to Europe, originally infesting varieties of millet, including broom corn. The European corn borer was first reported in North America in 1917 in Massachusetts, but was probably introduced from Europe several years earlier. Since its initial discovery in the Americas, the insect has spread into Canada and westwards across the United States to the Rocky Mountains.
The adult European corn borer is about 25 millimetres (0.98 in) long with a 26–30 millimetres (1.0–1.2 in) wingspan. The female is light yellowish brown with dark, irregular, wavy bands across the wings. The male is slightly smaller and darker.
Frequently asked questions
What does an European corn borer sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the European corn borer on this page. Insects make sound mechanically: crickets and grasshoppers rub a scraper against a file (stridulation), cicadas buckle ribbed membranes called tymbals, and bees and mosquitoes hum with their wingbeats.
What family does the European corn borer belong to?
The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) belongs to the family Crambidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources & credits
- Variation-in-Courtship-Ultrasounds-of-Three-Ostrinia-Moths-with-Different-Sex-Pheromones-… by Takanashi T, Nakano R, Surlykke A, Tatsuta H, Tabata J, Ishikawa Y, Skals N – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1049481 – CC0
- Wikipedia: European corn borer – CC BY-SA 4.0
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