Sesamia grisescens
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| Sesamia grisescens | |
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| Female, dorsal view | |
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| Male, dorsal view | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea, Seram, the Moluccas and New Britain.[2]
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.[3]
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