| Ostrinia scapulalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ostrinia |
| Species: | O. scapulalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker, 1859)
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Ostrinia scapulalis, the adzuki bean borer or adzuki bean worm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is one of 20 moths in the genus Ostrinia and is of Eurasian origin.[1] The larvae have a gray mid-dorsal line and can be light pink or beige. The adult adzuki bean borer has a yellowish-brown forewing with jagged lines and variable darker shading, with a wingspan that ranges from 20 to 32 mm. The moths of this species are nocturnal and tend to be attracted to light.[2]
The larvae mainly feed on Artemisia vulgaris, but may also feed on maize.[3] They are typically found in corn fields, gardens, and commercial crop plantations and they are usually active from April to October.[2] They are primarily found in Japan, although they can be found in other regions of Asia and Europe as well.[4]
- ^ Ishikawa, Yukio; Takanashi, Takuma; Kim, Choong-gon; Hoshizaki, Sugihiko; Tatsuki, Sadahiro; Huang, Yongping (1999). Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Insect-Plant Relationships. Series Entomologica. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 237–244. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1890-5_30. ISBN 9789048152476.
- ^ a b "Genus Ostrinia". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Divergence in behaviour between the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, and its sibling species Ostrinia scapulalis: adaptation to human harvesting?
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