- southern cornstalk borer
- noun
: a brown-spotted grayish white caterpillar that is the larva of a straw-colored moth (Diatraea crambidoides) and is a destructive pest especially of corn in the southern United States
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the larva of a grass moth, Diatraea crambidoides, occurring in the southeastern U.S. from Maryland to Georgia, that is sometimes a serious pest, esp. of corn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.