- lesser cornstalk borer
- noun
: a crambid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) with a slender greenish larva that burrows in the stalk of Indian corn and various other plants near the ground level and is especially destructive in warmer parts of the New World
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the larva of a widely distributed pyralid moth, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, that damages corn and some other crops by boring into the part of the stalk close to the soil.[1920-25]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.