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Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1910
Citation:Sesamia calamistis, n. sp.
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae.
Journal:—
Volume:9
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Pagination:325; pl. 144, fig. 18
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16271261
Name(English):Pink stem borer
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Sesamia calamistis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1259♀ [these ♀ genitalia originate from an abdomen glued to the male holotype, see P. Viette (1967c: 703)], NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, [Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Grahamstown, 20.xii.1903. Viette P. 1967c. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite et fin. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.) page 325; pl. 144, fig. 18
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Angola Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911b. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from tropical Africa. page 518 (as mediastriga)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Benin Bosque-Pérez N. A., Ubeku J. A. & Polaszek A. 1994. Survey for parasites of Sesamia calamistis (Lep.: Noctuidae) and Eldana saccharina (Lep.: Pyralidae) in southwestern Nigeria. page 372
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cabo Verde Santo Antão Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 21 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cabo Verde Santiago Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 21 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cabo Verde São Nicolao Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 21 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cabo Verde Brava Nyström V. 1958. Macrolepidoptera from the Cape Verde Islands. page 21 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cameroon Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Viette P. 1967c. Noctuelles Trifides de Madagascar: Ecologie, Biogéographie, Morphologie et Taxonomie (Lep.), suite et fin. Insectes Lépidoptères Noctuidae. Amphipyrinae (part.) page 705
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 367 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Côte d'Ivoire Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Eritrea Berio E. 1940b. Lepidotteri raccolti dal col. Mommeret ad Asmara nel Luglio-Ottobre 1934 con descrizione di une nuova Asticta (Noctuidae). page 43
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Gambia Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Kenya Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 171
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Madagascar Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Malawi Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 33 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 209
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Réunion Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Senegal Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 325
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 South Africa Mpumalanga Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 South Africa Eastern Cape Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 South Africa Western Cape Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 368
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 South Africa Walker F. 1856c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IX.– Noctuidae. page 130 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Tanzania Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 106
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zambia Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 665
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 325 (as vuteria)
Plant note:

See also F. C. Mathez (1980).

Mathez F. C. 1972. Chilo partellus, Swinh., C. orichalcociliella, Strand. (Lep. Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hmpsn. (Lep. Noctuidae) on maize in the Coast Province, Kenya.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Andropogon gayanus Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Andropogon muricatus Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Brachiaria lata Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cenchrus echinatus Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Coix sp. Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cyperus distans Cyperaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cyperus papyrus Cyperaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cyperus rotundus Cyperaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Digitaria horizontalis Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Eleusine coracana Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 220
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Hyparrhenia rufa Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Imperata cylindrica Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Lolium sp. Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Oryza sativa Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Panicum maximum Poaceae Kenya Mathez F. C. 1972. Chilo partellus, Swinh., C. orichalcociliella, Strand. (Lep. Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hmpsn. (Lep. Noctuidae) on maize in the Coast Province, Kenya. page 280
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Panicum maximum Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Panicum maximum Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Paspalum orbiculare Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pennisetum polystachion Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pennisetum polystachion Poaceae Kenya Mathez F. C. 1972. Chilo partellus, Swinh., C. orichalcociliella, Strand. (Lep. Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hmpsn. (Lep. Noctuidae) on maize in the Coast Province, Kenya. page 280
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 666
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Phragmites australis Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Rhynchospora corymbosa Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Rottboellia exaltata Poaceae Gounou S. & Schuthess F. 2004. Spatial distribution of lepidopterous stem borers on indigenous host plants in West Africa and its implications for sampling schemes. page 173
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Saccharum officinarum Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Setaria sp. Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum arundinaceum Poaceae Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 666
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum arundinaceum Poaceae Kenya Mathez F. C. 1972. Chilo partellus, Swinh., C. orichalcociliella, Strand. (Lep. Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hmpsn. (Lep. Noctuidae) on maize in the Coast Province, Kenya. page 280 (as S. brevicarinatum)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum halepense Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum sp. Poaceae Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 171
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum sp. Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sorghum stipoides Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 114
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 220
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 209
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 105
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Mauritius Moutia L. A. 1934a. The sugar-cane moth borers in Mauritius. page 35 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Kenya Mathez F. C. 1972. Chilo partellus, Swinh., C. orichalcociliella, Strand. (Lep. Crambidae) and Sesamia calamistis Hmpsn. (Lep. Noctuidae) on maize in the Coast Province, Kenya. page 267
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2006a. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 2. Noctuidae trifides, Sphingidae, Arctiidae, Geometridae, Uraniidae. page 144
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 113
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Zea mays Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 106
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Amesospilus sp. Ichneumonidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Amesospilus sp. Ichneumonidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347 (introduced)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Bracon obliquestriolatus Braconidae Madagascar Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 45
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Bracon sesamiae Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 115
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Cotesia sesamiae Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 115
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Dentichasmias busseolae Ichneumonidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 115
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Enicospilus mauritii Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 36
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Enicospilus ruscus Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 36 (as vuteria)
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Enicospilus sesamiae Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 40
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Enicospilus sp. Ichneumonidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Enicospilus transvaalensis Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 40
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Ichneumon unicinctus Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 33
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Netelia melanopus Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. 2011. Ichneumonidae of Reunion : redescriptions of three species of Brullé (Insecta : Hymenoptera). page 3
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Pediobius furvus Eulophidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 115
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Stenobracon unifasciatus Braconidae Madagascar Madl M. & van Achterberg C. 2014. A catalogue of the Braconidae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonoidea) of the Malagasy subregion. page 59
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Sturmiopsis inferens Diptera: Tachinidae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 347
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Telenomus busseolae Scelionidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 115
Sesamia calamistis Hampson, 1910 Xanthopimpla stemmator Ichneumonidae Réunion Rousse P. & Villemant C. 2012. Ichneumons in Reunion Island: a catalogue of the local Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) species, including 15 new taxa and a key to species. page 50
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Sesamia mediastriga Bethune-Baker, 1911 Bethune-Baker, 1911 species Synonym Sesamia mediastriga
Sesamia vuteria sensu auct. sensu auct. species Synonym Sesamia vuteria