Ostrinia nubilalis
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Ostrinia nubilalis
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Larval Host(s)
Presumed main host
on Block Island:
on Block Island:
Known hosts:
unclear/unknown
Polyphagous (herbaceous plants)
Remarks
Introduced
Sex Differences
Wing maculation sexually dimorphic.
Identification
Males are quite distinctive, while females may be distinguished from O. obumbratalis and O. penitalis most easily by the shape of the PM line near the inner margin, which lacks the large tooth found in those species, and their larger size.