''Ostrinia'' is a
genus of
moths in the family
Crambidae 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, are agricultural pests.
Species
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Ostrinia avarialis''
Amsel, 1970
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Ostrinia dorsivittata''
(Moore, 1888)
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Ostrinia erythrialis''
(Hampson, 1913)
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Ostrinia furnacalis''
(Guenée, 1854) - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm
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Ostrinia kasmirica''
(Moore, 1888)
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Ostrinia kurentzovi''
Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
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Ostrinia latipennis''
(Warren, 1892)
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Ostrinia marginalis''
(Walker, 1866)
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Ostrinia nubilalis''
(Hübner, 1796) - European corn borer, European corn worm
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Ostrinia obumbratalis''
(Lederer, 1863) - smartweed borer
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Ostrinia ovalipennis''
Ohno, 2003
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Ostrinia palustralis''
(Hübner, 1796)
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Ostrinia penitalis''
(Grote, 1876) - American lotus borer
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Ostrinia peregrinalis''
(Eversmann, 1852)
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Ostrinia putzufangensis''
Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
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Ostrinia quadripunctalis
''Ostrinia quadripunctalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Norway, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Ukraine and Russia
Russia (, , ), or th ...
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(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Ostrinia sanguinealis
''Ostrinia sanguinealis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1892. It is found in China, Japan and Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental ...
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(Warren, 1892)
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Ostrinia scapulalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Ostrinia zaguliaevi''
Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
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Ostrinia zealis''
(Guenée, 1854)
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.
[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 (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 ...
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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 and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.
References
External links
Pyraustinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
{{Pyraustinae-stub