| Sesamia grisescens | |
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| Female, dorsal view | |
| Male, dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sesamia |
| Species: | S. grisescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Sesamia grisescens Warren, 1911
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Sesamia grisescens, the pink sugarcane borer, pink stalk borer, shoot borer, sugarcane borer or ramu shoot borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Warren in 1911. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Seram, the Moluccas and New Britain.
The larvae are a pest on Saccharum officinarum, although they also feed on other plants, including Saccharum robustum, Saccharum spontaneum, Saccharum edule, Pennisetum purpureum and Panicum maximum.
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 30, 2020). "Sesamia grisescens Warren, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ PaDIL
- ^ Young, G. R. (1992). "Life History and Biology of Sesamia grisescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a Sugarcane Borer in Papua New Guinea". Australian Journal of Entomology. 31 (3): 199–203. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1992.tb00483.x.
