Sesamia nonagrioides, the Mediterranean corn borer, pink stalk borer or West African pink borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy in 1827. It is found in Spain, southern France, Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula, as well as in north-western, south-western and western Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Sesamia |
| Species: | S. nonagrioides
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| Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)
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The larvae feed on Phragmites communis and Arundo donax and probably also other grasses with thick stems.[3][4]
Parasites
editCotesia typhae is a braconid wasp used in the biological control of Sesamia nonagrioides[5]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "West African pink borer". HYPPZ encyclopédie des ravageurs européens. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology.
- ^ "Insect Resistance Monitoring in Iberian collections of Sesamia nonagrioides: 2012 Season" Archived December 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Deux nouveaux insectes identifiés au Kenya peuvent aider à lutter contre les ravageurs du maïs.
- "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre, 1827)". Insecta.pro.
External links
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