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Sesamia nonagrioides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Sesamia
Species:	S. nonagrioides
Binomial name
Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)
Synonyms
Cossus nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827 Nonagria hesperica Rambur, 1837 Nonagria sacchari Wollaston, 1858 Tapinostola gracilis Rebel, 1899 (preocc. Nonagria gracilis Butler, 1880) Sesamia vuteria f. ciccarelli Mariani, 1934

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.

The wingspan is 30–40 mm.

The larvae feed on Phragmites communis and Arundo donax and probably also other grasses with thick stems.

Parasites

Cotesia typhae is a braconid wasp used in the biological control of Sesamia nonagrioides

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
2. "West African pink borer". HYPPZ encyclopédie des ravageurs européens. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
3. "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)". Lepidoptera and Their Ecology.
4. "Insect Resistance Monitoring in Iberian collections of Sesamia nonagrioides: 2012 Season" Archived December 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
5. Deux nouveaux insectes identifiés au Kenya peuvent aider à lutter contre les ravageurs du maïs.

• "Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre, 1827)". Insecta.pro.

External links

• "09464 Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefèbvre, 1827)". Lepiforum e.V.

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