Stenachroia
| Stenachroia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Galleriinae |
| Tribe: | Tirathabini |
| Genus: | Stenachroia Hampson, 1898 |
| Species: | S. elongella
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenachroia elongella Hampson, 1898
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Stenachroia elongella, the sorghum earhead worm or cob borer, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is the only species in the genus Stenachroia.[1] The species was first described by George Hampson in 1898.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3][4]
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.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Stenachroia Hampson, 1898". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
- ^ "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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 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.