Stem borer

Stem borer

(northeast animal medicine)

[source] it is the larva of sorghum striped moth.

[animal morphology] sorghum striped borer

The adult is 1.2-1.4 cm in length and 2.4-3.4 cm in length. The back of the head and chest is grayish yellow, and the abdomen is yellowish white. The front wing is grayish yellow, with many dark brown stripes on the right side of the outer wing, and there are 7 small black spots between the veins of the outer wing. Hind wings silvery white. The body length of the larva is 2-2 cm, the head is brown, the hard skin plate of the front thorax and the hard skin plate of the last segment are light yellow or yellow brown, the other segments of the thorax and abdomen are light yellow or yellow brown, the back has 4 Lavender longitudinal lines, the near front edge of each segment has 4 black brown stripes, and near the back edge has 2.

The host is sorghum, corn, millet, hemp, sugarcane, etc. The larvae overwintered in the host stem. Distributed in Northeast, North China, East China and Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

[collection] look for old sorghum stalks with insect mouth, split them to get insects, and use them fresh or dry them in the sun.

Functions and indications: cooling blood and detoxifying. Treat hematochezia.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 yuan.