Sesamia inferens
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Sesamia inferens forewing (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Amy Carmichael, Queensland University of Technology
Source: PaDIL
Author(s): Amy Carmichael, Queensland University of Technology
Source: PaDIL
Sesamia inferens (Walker, 1856) - (Asiatic pink stem borer)
This moth is an important rice pest in Asia. Sugarcane and some other crops can be also attacked. Depending on the environmental conditions, there may be 4 to 8 generations per year. The last generation overwinters as nearly mature caterpillars. There are 6 larval instars and the caterpillars are pink to purple dorsally and white ventrally, the head is orange-red.
| Vernacular names | |
|---|---|
| • Deutsch: | violetter Reisstengelbohrer |
| • English: | Asiatic pink stem borer pink rice stem borer purple stem borer |
| • Español: | barrenador rosado del tallo de arroz |
| • Français: | noctuelle du riz |
- Other images of Sesamia inferens (PaDIL - click to enlarge)
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