Sesamia calamistis

TaxID: 134397

Basic Information

Sesamia calamistis

Sugar-cane Stem-borer

Sesamia calamistis, the African pink stem borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and on Indian Ocean islands. The larvae are agricultural pests that affect rice, maize, sorghum, and sugarcane crops. They have been recorded feeding on pearl millet and other grass species crops in the Ivory Coast and other parts of West Africa.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Noctuidae

Sesamia

calamistis

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Sesamia calamistis
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(c) Mandy Schubach@BY-NC
Sesamia calamistis
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(c) Mandy Schubach@BY-NC
Sesamia calamistis
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(c) Mandy Schubach@BY-NC
Sesamia calamistis
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(c) Mandy Schubach@BY-NC
Sesamia calamistis
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(c) william van Niekerk@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Forewing length: male 27–33 mm (mean 29.2 mm, N=20). The species is variable in size, wing patterns and colours depending on geographical origin. Head smooth, light brown; prothoracic shield pale salmon beige. Body ground colour salmon pink; pinacula and caudal plate pale yellow-brown. Ovipositor lobes at least 2.5 times longer than wide, dorsal surface bearing numerous short and stout setae, ventral side of each lobe slightly curved and tooth-shaped. Lamina ventralis with an elongate carinal crest, produced into paired lateral lobes. Last instar larvae: head smooth, light brown; prothoracic shield pale salmon beige; body ground colour salmon pink; pinacula and caudal plate pale yellow-brown.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult and Larva Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (4 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Quarantine Status (10 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Indonesia Absent —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —
Sri Lanka Quarantine pests —
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018
Malaysia Quarantine pests —
Papua New Guinea Absent —
Sao Tome and Principe Quarantine pests —
Thailand Quarantine pests —

Distribution (33 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

32
Present
1
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Angola Present —
Burundi Present —
Benin Present —
Burkina Faso Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Comoros Present —
Ethiopia Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (51 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
TSMTE9306-23 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 654 Tanzania 2020-09-23 -2.253, 33.821
TSMTE4829-23 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 654 Tanzania 2021-10-20 -2.253, 33.821
PMANL4364-15 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 658 Nigeria 1978-10-31 11.168, 7.633
MATRX1930-23 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 653 Tanzania 2020-09-23 -2.253, 33.821
LSTEM162-18 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 667 Kenya 2011-12-16 -2.69, 38.17
LSTEM060-18 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 646 South Africa 2016-08-26 -29.7, 31.05
LSTEM046-18 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 643 Reunion - -21.1, 55.5
KMPNS041-19 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 653 South Africa 2019-02-13 -23.222, 31.212
KINS082-10 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 658 Kenya 2007-06-01 -
KINS081-10 BOLD:AAO3092 COI-5P 658 Kenya 2007-06-01 -
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Literature