Sesamia inferens

Sesamia inferens
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Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sesamia
Species:	S. inferens
Binomial name
Sesamia inferens (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Leucania inferens Walker, 1856 Leucania proscripta Walker, 1856 Sesamia tranquilaris Butler, 1880 Nonagria gracilis Butler, 1880 Sesamia albicillata Snellen, 1880 Nonagria innocens Butler, 1881 Sesamia creticoides Strand, 1920 Sesamia kosempoana Strand, 1920 Sesamia sokutsuana Strand, 1920 Semasia hirayamae Matsumura, 1929

The Asiatic pink stem borer, Gramineous stem borer, Pink borer, Pink rice borer, Pink rice stem borer, Pink stem borer, Pink stem borer, Purple borer, Purple stem borer or Purplish stem borer (Sesamia inferens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Pakistan to Japan and the Solomon Islands.^[2]

The larvae mostly feed on Gramineae species, including Coix, Echinochloa, Oryza, Panicum, Saccharum, Setaria, Triticum, Zea and Zizania. Many of the food plants are of economic importance.^[3]

References

1. Sesamia at funet
2. PaDIL
3. The Moths of Borneo