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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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Pyralid moth? - Ostrinia nubilalis
Copyright © 2006 Terry Allison

Pyralid moth? - Ostrinia nubilalis
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Pyralid moth? This photo was taken in fall last year, I believe. Herpetogramma theseusalis seems to resembles it, but it's not a match. Thanks for your help. The more I try to learn about moths, the more I am awed by your expertise.
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Contributed by Terry Allison on 20 June, 2006 - 2:46pm
Last updated 5 November, 2012 - 1:11am

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… Terry Allison, 20 May, 2007 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

Bob Patterson...
notified me that Brian Scholtens as identified this moth as 4949 -- Ostrinia nubilalis.
… Terry Allison, 20 May, 2007 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Picture-Matching is not Expertise....
... and many of the pyralids leave me confused. I think this one might be 5280 - Serpentine Webworm Moth - Herpetogramma aeglealis, but look at the Plate at MPG where you will see 6 specimens that look very different from each other. I'll send this one to Brian Scholtens to see what he thinks.
… Bob Patterson, 20 June, 2006 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

 
In looking at...
...5280, I see what you mean about the very different look of each of the specimens. I would have thought each a different specie. Thanks a lot, Bob, for your input.
… Terry Allison, 20 June, 2006 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

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