ST. LOUIS — This was a different sort of injury bug for Matt Holliday.

In a bizarre episode, a moth got stuck deep in Holliday’s right ear, forcing the Cardinals star to walk off the field while the Dodgers batted in the eighth inning last night.

“He had a moth fly into his ear, deep into his ear. I don’t even know what happened to it,” St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said moments after his team’s 2-1 loss.

Team spokesman Brian Bartow said Holliday was taken into a dark room and trainers put a light by his ear, trying to lure the insect out. That didn’t work, so they used a utensil to get the moth, which was still alive, out of Holliday’s ear.

Corey Patterson replaced Holliday in the field.