Sesamia
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| Sesamia | |
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| Sesamia rubritincta | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Tribe: | Apameini |
| Genus: | Sesamia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852 |
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Sesamia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2][3] Most but not all of its species are Afrotropical in distribution, with a preference for humid, open habitats.[4] Larvae are stemborers, and several species of Sesamia are known agricultural pests on cereals, such as Sesamia calamistis, the African pink stemborer, and Sesamia inferens, the Asiatic pink stemborer.[4]
