TL: Europe
29-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- 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 Nonagria cyrnaea Mabille, 1866 Sesamia fraterna Moore, 1882 Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938
- Links
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Language Website Authors Afro Moths Jurate De Prins. Willy De Prins 
Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V.
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |