(1687) The black or ‘ common ’ calander is a little animal of ‘ scarcely an eight of an inch long , and only a third of that in width ’ , with a small , long and thin snout ; the head and thorax are speckled , the hardened fore wings ( elytra ) are longitudinally striped , with microscopically visible tiny punctures .Chomel further mentions the ‘ Cornmoth ’ , a brown moth , whose larvae destroy the grains of the corn , and give it a disagreeable smell .Chomel gives a number of methods to fight this pest , which comprise the treatment of corn - lofts with chemicals , and two methods for driving the calander out of already affected grain .