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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae » Pyraustini » Ostrinia » European Corn Borer - Hodges#4949 (Ostrinia nubilalis)
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Pyraustinae moth - Ostrinia nubilalis - female
Copyright © 2017 Nigel Grindley

Pyraustinae moth - Ostrinia nubilalis - Female
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 24, 2016
Might this be a #4949 – Ostrinia nubilalis like ? ID help much appreciated.

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Pyraustinae moth - Ostrinia nubilalis - female Pyraustinae moth - Ostrinia nubilalis - female
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Contributed by Nigel Grindley on 21 January, 2017 - 1:31pm
Last updated 21 March, 2020 - 3:12pm

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… Aaron Hunt, 12 February, 2017 - 12:15pm login or register to post comments

Yes I think you have the corr
Yes I think you have the correct ID as long as the size of this moth agreed with that given for female O. nubialis (who are larger than males). The only look alikes are either not in your area or smaller.
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