corn borer

Noun corn borer has 2 senses

• corn borer(n = noun.animal) pyrausta nubilalis - larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize;
is a member of family pyralidae, family pyralididae, pyralidae, pyralididae
is a kind of caterpillar

• corn borer(n = noun.animal) corn borer moth, european corn borer moth, pyrausta nubilalis - native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants;
is a kind of pyralid, pyralid moth
is a member of genus pyrausta, pyrausta