''Ostrinia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1825. Several of them, including the

European corn borer The European corn borer (''Ostrinia nubilalis''), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae which includes other grass moths. It is a pest of grain, particularly maize (''Zea mays''). The in ...

, are agricultural pests.

Species

*'' Ostrinia avarialis'' Amsel, 1970 *'' Ostrinia dorsivittata'' (Moore, 1888) *'' Ostrinia erythrialis'' (Hampson, 1913) *''

Ostrinia furnacalis ''Ostrinia furnacalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae, the grass moths. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and is known by the common name Asian corn borer since this species is found in Asia and feeds mainly on corn crop ...

'' (Guenée, 1854) - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm Cites *''

Ostrinia kasmirica ''Ostrinia kasmirica'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in Kashmir and Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe an ...

'' (Moore, 1888) *'' Ostrinia kurentzovi'' Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 *''

Ostrinia latipennis ''Ostrinia latipennis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1892. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, ...

'' (Warren, 1892) *'' Ostrinia marginalis'' (Walker, 1866) *''

Ostrinia nubilalis The European corn borer (''Ostrinia nubilalis''), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae which includes other grass moths. It is a pest of grain, particularly maize (''Zea mays''). The in ...

'' (Hübner, 1796) - European corn borer, European corn worm *'' Ostrinia obumbratalis'' (Lederer, 1863) - smartweed borer *''

Ostrinia ovalipennis ''Ostrinia ovalipennis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Suguru Ohno in 2003. It is found in Japan, where it has been recorded from Honshu and Hokkaido. Adults have been recorded on wing in July, probably in one generation ...

'' Ohno, 2003 *''

Ostrinia palustralis ''Ostrinia palustralis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It has a trans-Palearctic distribution. In Europe, it is found from Sweden south to Italy and east through eastern Europe to Russia. Howev ...

'' (Hübner, 1796) *''

Ostrinia penitalis ''Ostrinia penitalis'', the American lotus borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1876. It is found from Mexico, through Central America to Amazonas, Brazil. It is also found in North America, wh ...

'' (Grote, 1876) - American lotus borer *'' Ostrinia peregrinalis'' (Eversmann, 1852) *'' Ostrinia putzufangensis'' Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 *'' Ostrinia quadripunctalis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Ostrinia sanguinealis'' (Warren, 1892) *''

Ostrinia scapulalis ''Ostrinia scapulalis'', the adzuki bean borer or adzuki bean worm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is one of 20 moths in the genus ''Ostrinia'' and is of Eurasian origin. The larvae h ...

'' (Walker, 1859) *''

Ostrinia zaguliaevi ''Ostrinia zaguliaevi'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Akira Mutuura and Eugene G. Munroe in 1970. It is found in the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'ni ...

'' Mutuura & Munroe, 1970 *''

Ostrinia zealis ''Ostrinia zealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the Russian Far East, Japan, China and India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia ...

'' (Guenée, 1854)

Disputed species

*''Ostrinia maysalis'' P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.

Agricultural problems

The Asian corn borer, ''

'', is one of the biggest pests of

maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss.Wang, H., H. Dong, H. Qian, and B. Cong. "Laboratory Assessment of Entomopathogenic Nematode Symbiotic Bacteria to Control Maize Pest, Ostrinia Furnacalis, and Fungi Diseases, Bipolaris Maydis and Curvularia Lunata." ''Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology''. 17.4 (2014): 823-27. Scopus. Web. 7 Dec. 2014 These pests carry fungal

pathogens In biology, a pathogen ( el, πάθος, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of") in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ ...

(such as ''

Bipolaris maydis ''Cochliobolus heterostrophus'' is a fungal plant pathogen. It can cause southern corn leaf blight in maize. ''Cochliobolus heterostrophus'' is found in many tropical regions and in the southern part of the US. ''Cochliobolus'', although not c ...

'' and ''

Curvularia lunata ''Cochliobolus lunatus'' is a fungal plant pathogen that can cause disease in humans and other animals. The anamorph of this fungus is known as ''Curvularia lunata'', while ''Cochliobolus lunatus'' denotes the teleomorph or sexual state. They ar ...

'') which cause diseases such as maydis leaf

blight Blight refers to a specific symptom affecting plants in response to infection by a pathogenic organism. Description Blight is a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral org ...

and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.

References

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Pyraustinae Crambidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Pyraustinae-stub