Sesamia calamistis
Species of moth
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Sesamia calamistis, the African pink stem borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1]
| Sesamia calamistis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sesamia |
| Species: | S. calamistis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 | |
It is distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and on Indian Ocean islands.
The larvae are agricultural pests that affect rice, maize, sorghum, and sugarcane crops. They have been recorded feeding on pearl millet and other grass species crops in the Ivory Coast and other parts of West Africa.[2]
See also
- Sesamia inferens, the Asiatic pink stem borer
