Images of Sesamia calamistis Larva and Pupa
(www.sugarresearch.com.au/.../157776_Bulletin_Vol_33_Borers_mappe...)
- The nearest relative to Sesamia grisescens in terms of morphology can be Sesamia calamistis HMPS of South Africa.
- Identical symptoms caused by minor Australian pest, which can be confused with Sesamia grisecens, include the sugarcane weevil borer and the large moth borer.
Similar Lepidopteran pests include
Noctuidae family
- Sesamia calamistis
Crambidae family
- Chilo auricilius Dudgeon
- Chilo infuscatellus Dudgeon
- Chilo sacchariphagus sacchariphagus Bojer
- Chilo terrenellus pegenstecher
- Chilo tumidicostalis Hampson
- Diatracea saccharalis Fabricius
- Eoreuma loftini Dyar
- Scirpophaga excerptalis Walker
- Acigona sterinellus Hampson
Pyralidae family
- Eldana saccharina Walker
- Emmalocera depressella Swinhoe
Tortricidae family
- Tetramoera schistaceana
Cerambycidae family
- Dorysthenes buqueti
http://www.sugarresearch.com.au/icms.../163514_Sesamia_spp_Dossier.pdf
http://www.sugarresearch.com.au/.../157776_Bulletin_Vol_33_Borers_mappe...