| Sesamia cretica | Lederer, 1857 |
TL: Europe
29-34 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishCorn stem borer EnglishDurra stem borer EnglishGreater sugarcane borer EnglishMaize borer EnglishPink sugarcane borer EnglishPurple stem borer EnglishSorghum stem borer 
FrançaisNonagrie crétoise
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Poaceae Oryza sativa Asian rice Poaceae Pennisetum glaucum Pearl millet Poaceae Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane Poaceae Sorghum Poaceae Zea mays Maize
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Sesamia nonagrioides cretica Lederer, 1857
- Links
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Language Website Authors Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins 
Lepiforum e. V.
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