Biology:Stenachroia elongella

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Short description: Species of moth

Stenachroia elongella
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Stenachroia
Species:
S. elongella
Binomial name
Stenachroia elongella
Hampson, 1898

Stenachroia elongella, the sorghum earhead worm or cob borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. The species was first described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

During 1977 and 1978, the species was recorded as a major pest of maize cobs, damaging mature grains, in the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, India.[4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13857818 entry