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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
- ↑ "Species Details: Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ 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 – via Academia.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "A new record of sorghum earhead worm, Stenachroia elongella Walk. as a serious pest of maize in Meghalaya.publisher=cabdirect". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Evaluation of maize hybrids against stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe) and cob borer (Stenachroia elongella Hampson) in Meghalaya of North-East India". Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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