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The small magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata, also classified as Anania hortulata) is a moth in the family Crambidae, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is widely distributed across Europe and temperate Asia, where its larvae feed primarily on nettle (Urtica dioica) and other herbaceous plants....

Melonworm is the larval pest form of the moth Diaphania hyalinata (Linnaeus, 1767), a member of the family Crambidae. It occurs through much of Central and South America and the Caribbean and disperses seasonally into the southeastern United States. The caterpillars feed mainly on cucurbit foliage,...

Pickleworm, Diaphania nitidalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae and an agricultural pest of cucurbit crops. Stoll described the species in 1781, and its larvae primarily damage squash by boring into fruit; they also feed on cucumbers, melons, and other related plants. Larvae can feed inside fruit...

Asian corn borer is the common name for Ostrinia furnacalis, a crambid moth described by Guenée in 1854. Its caterpillars bore into maize plants, where feeding can damage stems and other plant structures and reduce yields. The species is a major agricultural pest across East and Southeast Asia. It i...

The sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis, is a crambid moth whose larva bores into the stalks of sugarcane. The adult is a yellowish or yellowish-brown, nocturnal moth with narrow brown lines on the forewings, while the larvae are the damaging stage: they can weaken or kill young and mature cane, r...

Chilo suppressalis, the Asiatic rice stem borer, is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. Its larvae tunnel into the stems of rice and other grasses, feeding on internal tissues and causing the 'dead heart' symptoms that kill young tillers and the white, empty pan...