Stenachroia elongella explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898 . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 15 October 2018.
  4. Web site: A new record of sorghum earhead worm, Stenachroia elongella Walk. as a serious pest of maize in Meghalaya.publisher=cabdirect. 29 May 2018.
  5. Web site: Evaluation of maize hybrids against stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) and cob borer (Stenachroia elongella Hampson) in Meghalaya of North-East India. 29 May 2018.

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