SINCE 1828
Pyrausta
noun
Py·raus·ta
| \pə̇ˈrȯstə\
Definition of Pyrausta
: a genus (subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Pyralidae or Crambidae) of inconspicuously colored moths with larvae that feed on foliage or bore in the stems of plants — see corn borer
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