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Sesamia cretica

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Insecta

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Sesamia cretica European Lepidoptera and their ecology Sesamia cretica

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Sesamia, Sesamia nonagrioides, Sesamia calamistis, Earias insulana, Leucania loreyi

Sesamia cretica, the Corn stem borer, Greater sugarcane borer, Sorghum stem borer, Stem corn borer, Durra stem borer, Large corn borer, Pink sugarcane borer, Sugarcane pink borer, Sorghum borer, Pink corn borer, Maize borer or Purple stem borer, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1857. It is found in most of the countries and islands of the Mediterranean basin. The range extends through the Middle East and Arabia to Pakistan, northern India and northern Africa. In the south, the range extends to northern Kenya and northern Cameroon.

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The larvae are a pest. They have been recorded feeding on Oryza sativa, Panicum miliaceum, Pennisetum glaucum, Poaceae species, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, Triticum species and Zea mays. They feed on the epidermal tissues and later bore into the heart of the host plant. Third instar larvae move to the lower part of the stalk near the soil level. The larvae hibernate in the tunnels from July to January. Pupation also takes place here.

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