Ostrinia
Genus of moths
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Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.
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| Ostrinia nubialis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Tribe: | Pyraustini |
| Genus: | Ostrinia Hübner, 1825[1][2] |
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Species
- Ostrinia avarialis Amsel, 1970
- Ostrinia dorsivittata (Moore, 1888)
- Ostrinia erythrialis (Hampson, 1913)
- Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854) - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm[3][4]
- Ostrinia kasmirica (Moore, 1888)
- Ostrinia kurentzovi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia latipennis (Warren, 1892)[4]
- Ostrinia marginalis (Walker, 1866)[2]
- Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796) - European corn borer, European corn worm[2]
- Ostrinia obumbratalis (Lederer, 1863) - smartweed borer[2]
- Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003[5]
- Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796)[4]
- Ostrinia penitalis (Grote, 1876) - American lotus borer[2][6]
- Ostrinia peregrinalis (Eversmann, 1852)
- Ostrinia putzufangensis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia quadripunctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Ostrinia sanguinealis (Warren, 1892)
- Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker, 1859)[3][4]
- Ostrinia zaguliaevi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970[4]
- Ostrinia zealis (Guenée, 1854)[4]
Disputed species
- Ostrinia maysalis P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.
Agricultural problems
The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is one of the biggest pests of maize in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss.[7] These pests carry fungal pathogens (such as Bipolaris maydis and Curvularia lunata) which cause diseases such as maydis leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.
