1. Padil Species Factsheet Scientific Name: Common Name Image

1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: Sesamia grisescens Warren (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae)

Common Name Ramu shoot borer Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136261

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: NAQS/AQIS Mareeba - Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2005) Ramu shoot borer(Sesamia grisescens)Updated on 10/21/2011 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/136261

2.3. Facets Status: Exotic Regulated Pest - absent from Australia Group: Moths Commodity Overview: Field Crops and Pastures Commodity Type: Fresh Stems, Grasses, Sugarcane Distribution: Australasian - Oceanian

2.4. Other Names Pink stalk borer Pink sugarcane borer Shoot borer Sugarcane borer

2.5. Diagnostic Notes

INCURSION MANAGEMENT PLANS from BSES

Chilo incursion management planDiatraea incursion management planEldana incursion management planEoreuma loftini incursion management planGeneric incursion management planScirpophaga incursion management planSesamia incursion management planSugarcane Smut - A contingency plan for the Australian sugar industry

The moths have a wingspan of 3-4 cm. The male moth has serrated antennae, whereas these are simple in the females. The head has labial palpi that are turned upwards. The forewings in S. grisescens are dark greyish-umber, the terminal line is distinct and the sub-terminal line is indistinct. The transverse posterior line is distinct. The fascia is darker, the disc has two spots; one in the middle and another near the base, and the middle spot on either side is followed by light-umber shades, the distal one being longer. The hindwing is light-umber with a dark shade towards the margin. (CABI 2004)

2.6. References Allsopp, PG & Sallam, MS (2001) BSS249 Preparedness for borer incursion. Sesamia incursion management plan Version 1. Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations Publication, Project report PR01002 CABI (2004) CABI Crop Protection Compendium, 2004 Edition. © CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 2004." Kuniata L. S. (1998) Borer damage and estimation of losses caused by Sesamia grisescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in sugarcane in Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Pest Management, 44: 93-98 Whittle, C.P., Vickers, R.A., Kuniata, L.S., Bellas, T.E., and Rumbo, E.R. 1995. Identification of an attractant for the cane borer Sesamia grisescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). J. Chem. Ecol. 21:1409- 1420. Young GR, Kuniata LS, 1992. Life history and biology of Sesamia grisescens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a sugarcane borer in Papua New Guinea. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society, 31(3):199-203. Young GR, Kuniata LS, 1995. The population dynamics of the borer, Sesamia grisescens Walker

2.7. Web Links Sesamia incursion management plan: http://www.bses.org.au/IncuManaPlan/PR01002.pdf 3. Diagnostic Images

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Abdomen Dorsal View - Female: Amy Abdomen Dorsal View - Male: Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Abdomen Ventral View - Female: Amy Abdomen Ventral View - Male: Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Dorsal View - Female: Amy Carmichael Forewing Closeup Dorsal View - Female: Queensland University of Technology Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Forewing Closeup Dorsal View - Male: Amy Forewing Closeup Ventral View - Male: Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Head Dorsal View - Female: Amy Head Dorsal View - Male: Amy Carmichael Carmichael Queensland University of Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Head Ventral View - Female: Amy Head Ventral View - Male: Amy Carmichael Carmichael Queensland University of Queensland University of Technology Technology Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Hindwing Closeup Dorsal View - Female: Hindwing Closeup Dorsal View - Male: Amy Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Hindwing Closeup Ventral View - Female: Hindwing Closeup Ventral View - Male: Amy Amy Carmichael Queensland University of Carmichael Queensland University of Technology Technology

Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. Bubia, Morobe Province, PNG, Feb. 1981. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. G. R. Young ex Sugarcane. Det. G.R. Young 1981 Young 1981 Ventral View - Female: Amy Carmichael Wings Ventral View - Female: Amy Queensland University of Technology Carmichael Queensland University of Technology 4. Other Images

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